This brown butter banana bread has nutty, caramel flavours that are hard not to fall in love with. A buttered slice is perfect for either breakfast or dessert and such a hit with kids. Packed with walnuts, this is really the best way to use overripe bananas.
We are talking about Banana Bread and a Holiday today - both of them super close to my heart! Have I caught your attention yet? I can't really decide which of the two is better!
I take my banana bread very seriously. In fact its serious business for everyone in our house. Sometimes we wait for those bananas to ripen for days at end. Ahem. Most of the time, actually. If you can't already tell, we love bananas and this Brown Butter Banana Bread? Even more so, because nothing else tastes better with bananas.
You don’t agree? Then you haven’t had a bite of this. Or many bites. I promise you won’t be able to stop because one bite is enough to take you to banana heaven or perhaps bread heaven - whichever floats your boat, and trust me, you are going to want to stay there for a little longer! The nutty taste of brown butter and the sweetness of bananas combine to bring you something so satisfying and unforgettable, that you'll be reaching for seconds and thirds.
Okay, while you arrange for the ingredients and get everything together to make this. And I’m asking you to go make this now so you can thank me later, let me show you a few pictures from the fantastic holiday I just got back from.
Are you feeling a little jealous yet? Don't worry, you'll get over it soon and one sure shot way of doing so is by making this bread from scratch and letting its aroma take over your house!
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Brown Butter Banana Bread and a Holiday
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- ½ cup (113.5 g) Unsalted Butter
- ¾ cup (150 g) Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- ¼ cup (60 g) Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 3 Bananas Medium sized
- 1 ½ cups (187.5 g) All Purpose Flour
- ½ cup (60 g) Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 pinch Salt
- ½ cup Almonds Chopped , roasted
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a pan on medium heat. Butter will start foaming and crackling. Swirl the pan as the crackling subsides. At this stage the butter will start changing color to brown and smell nutty. Switch off the flame and transfer butter to a large mixing bowl. Let it cool.
- Pre-heat oven to 175 degree Celsius. Grease an 8X5 inch loaf tin with butter and line with parchment paper in such a way that the parchment paper hangs over the edges. This will help you lift out the banana bread easily once its baked.
- You can pop some almonds or walnuts, whatever it is you are using, in the oven for 10 minutes while its pre-heating to roast them. Once roasted, chop them up and keep aside.
- Once the butter has cooled, add sugar and mix. Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each egg till everything has combined. Add the milk and vanilla extract to this mixture, and give it another whisk.
- Peel the bananas and mash them into the mixture. I like my bread chunky but you can mash the bananas completely if you like.
- In another bowl, combine the flours, baking soda and salt. Sift this into the bowl with the banana mixture, and fold till everything is combined. There is no need to blend or over mix. Add the nuts and mix. Sprinkle with a little sugar (This gives an amazing crunchy crust to the bread).
- Tap once to get rid of air bubbles, and place pan in the oven. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Start checking for done-ness around 50 minutes. A skewer or fork inserted into the middle should come out clean.
- Once done, let the bread cool in the pan for 8-10 minutes. Lift the bread using parchment paper and let it cool on a wire rack for another 10 minutes. Or slice it immediately, like I did.
Vimala Unny says
The yummiest bread..looks amazing too!
And not to forget the whole house smells heavenly
Richa says
Wohooo! Thanks for leaving a comment! Soooo glad you liked it Vimala
Ninoshka says
Easy enough for baking novices like me to follow, was moist kept well in the fridge for a week and was the loveliest snack with a cup of filter coffee!!
Richa says
Awwww!Thank you so much Ninoshka! So happy you liked it! I hope you'll try the other recipes too
Yugma says
It was as delicious as it looked😍perfect with tea🤤
Richa says
Sounds fantastic! Thank you so much Yugma. So glad you enjoyed this recipe!
Rekha says
Have been reading your blog and really love the recipes - they seem so simple and doable. What oven would you recommend for a beginner - someone who has never baked before :).
richagupta says
Thanks Rekha, I'm always happy to hear from a reader. I would recommend a Morphy Richards since that's what I use and like. The size would depend on you. I have a 52 litres Morphy Richards because we use our oven a lot. Depending on how much baking you plan to do, find a size that fits your lifestyle and the space you have in your kitchen 🙂
Rekha Abel says
Thanks, Richa. That is an OTG right?
richagupta says
Yes it's an OTG
Richa Gupta says
Sounds awesome!
Serena says
I have three ripe bananas in the fridge just waiting to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Richa Gupta says
Thaaaaank you for trying it out 🙂
Abraham Joy says
I have never ever tasted a banana bread in my life and found the bread-banana very strange & so out of curiosity wanted to try it. You won't belive it that this my first ever dish which I made & my family was not only shocked but enjoyed the banana bread for the first time. I followed Richa's receipe word by word & loved this dish. I made it twice, one with normal banana & the other with boiled Kerala banana. The former one was better but will try again with Kerala banana without boiling. Next I will try Richa's caramel or fish receipe.