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Recipe for Banana Bread

Perfect banana bread. Great moisture but cooks all the way through. A great way to use up old banana's!
Course *Easy Entertaining Dishes
Keyword moist, banana bread, sweet banana bread, banana, dessert, sweet bread, bread
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 1 loaf
Author Dani Meyer

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter softened and browned
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana about 3 bananas
  • 1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 14/-1/2 cup candied nuts recipe below
  • Cooking spray or grease for pan

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350F. Brown the butter by slowly heating over medium heat until color begins to change and begins to become fragrant.
    2. Place sugar and butter in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer (or wooden spoon) at medium speed until well blended (about 1 minute). Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the banana, yogurt, vanilla extract; beat until blended.
    3. Add spices and baking soda; stir to incorporate throughout.
    4. Add flour, stir only until incorporated thoroughly.
    5. Spoon batter into a loaf pan coated with cooking spray or well-greased with shortening.
    6. Top with crushed candied nuts ensuring plenty of course salt and sugar bits are included.
    7. Bake for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
    8. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.

Notes

Original recipe from Faith at An Edible Mosaic who started with the base of Cooking Light's recipe for Classic Banana Bread
Reader comments so far:
Browning the butter worked amazing! Next time I will stick with the cinnamon only because it tasted a little too pumpkin pie-ish too me.