Brown Butter Glazed Banana Bread

I’ve made this recipe a fewtimes and shared it on my personal Instagram. I first tried with just four bananas but I’ve since discovered that 6 is the perfect amount for a truly moist and bananaful bread.

(This trial used 1 tsp baking soda)

My first trial was a plain banana bread with a mostly bread consistency. I like a more cake like texture. My second trial required two extra bananas and I added a cream cheese icing. This third time we added walnuts and topped with a brown butter glaze and it was divine!

It’s a very forgiving recipe! I love having chunks of bananas so I mash my bananas with a fork. If that’s not your ministry you can puree the bananas. I make this by hand using mixing bowls, a fork and a spatula.

Feel free to sub in your own add ins. This is an easily customizable recipe. It’s truly no fuss.

Ingredients:

6 ripe bananas (the blacker the peel the better)

1 stick melted unsalted butter

3/4 c white sugar

1/4 c brown sugar

2 c flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder (if you like a slightly breadier consistency use baking soda, the loaf may be darker but still yummy)

1/4 c milk

2 eggs

Brown butter glaze:

1/2 stick unsalted butter

Up to 2 tbsp Half and half

Up to 1 c powdered sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Direction:

1. Preheat your oven to 350F
2. In a large bowl, mash your bananas.
3. Melt your butter
4. In a small bowl, gently whisk your eggs
5. Combine milk, egg, vanilla, banana and butter.
6. In another bowl, stir to combine your sugars, salt, baking powder, and preferred spices (I did 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp Nutmeg)
7. Using a spatula, combine the wet and dry ingredients.
8. OPTIONAL: Fold in 1/2 c chopped walnuts
9. Oil and flour a loaf pan.
10. Bake for 50-60 minutes. Start the toothpick test around 50m.
11. OPTIONAL:While the banana bread is baking start your brown butter. Over medium low heat, melt the butter constantly whisking.
12. You’ll be doing this for at least 5 minutes, once brown bits start forming remove from heat.
13. In a mixing bowl,combine the brown butter, vanilla extract and powdered sugar.
14. Slowly add and incorporate the half and half about a 1/2 tsp at a time.
15. This isn’t an exact science. If it’s too thick, add a little more half and half. If it’s too thin, add a little more powdered sugar.
16. Remove the banana bread from the oven and allow it to cool before pouring out on the glaze.

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