The brown-butter glaze takes this deeply satisfying quick bread over the top.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 4 hr |
| Active: | 15 min |
| Yield: | 10 to 12 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, plus more for greasing the loaf pan
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (see Cook’s Note)
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 4 very ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
- Heat the butter over medium-low heat in a small saucepan until the milk solids are deep golden brown and the butter smells toasted, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl.
- Stir the brown butter so that any milk solids that have fallen to the bottom are distributed equally throughout the butter. Reserve 4 tablespoons of the brown butter for the glaze. Whisk together the remaining brown butter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla in a medium bowl, then fold in the mashed bananas.
- Fold the banana mixture into the flour mixture until just combined (it’s OK if there are some lumps). Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan, and bake until the bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edges, and let cool completely in the pan on a rack.
- Once the bread has cooled, heat the reserved brown butter in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave until melted, then whisk in the confectioners’ sugar. Let the glaze sit at room temperature until it stiffens up a little but is still pourable, about 5 minutes. Pour and spread the brown butter over the bread. Let set. The bread can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 12 servings |
| Calories | 277 |
| Total Fat | 13 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 39 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 20 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Cholesterol | 62 mg |
| Sodium | 170 mg |
Reviews
The best banana bread EVER. I have been making a recipe from Betty Crocker circa 1958 for years, this recipe is being requested by all of whom have tasted it!!
This was by far the most delicious banana bread I’ve ever made! Will definitely make it again!
I have three BB recipes i use which include: BB with walnuts, a very moist BB with the addition of Greek yogurt and chocolate chip BB but thought I would give this one a try. I found the recipe to be easy, it smelled really delicious while baking and tasted equally delicious. I now have 4 BB recipes!!! :)>
Didn’t taste the “brown-butter” I was hoping for. Made it perfectly but tasted like regular banana bread. Also, the glaze was nothing to write home about. I recommend a cream cheese frosting and the amount for the glaze, needs to be doubled. It didn’t make enough, definitely not as much as shown on the picture.
If you don’t like really ripe bananas then select less ripe ones for this recipe