Buttery Banana Bread Recipes

BROWN-BUTTER BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• 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.

BUTTERY BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preaheat oven to 350F.
• Cream together softened butter and sugar in a mixer at medium speed until lightly fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time, waiting a few moments after each addition to give time to blend.
• Add the dry ingredients alternatively to the mixer with some of the banana, allowing each to blend before adding some of the other.
• When all is mixed, fold in the chopped nuts.
• Grease sides and bottom of a 9x5-inch loaf pan and add batter to it.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until it tests clean with a toothpick.
• Cool on a rack 10 minutes, then remove from pan to finish cooling.
• Dust with confectioners sugar (if desired), or you may use your favorite glaze (optional).
• Store unused portions in refrigerator, wrapped in foil.

BUTTERY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly grease loaf pan or put liners in muffin pan.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, add 2 bananas and sugar. Whip for a good 3 minutes until light & fluffy. Add melted butter, eggs and vanilla; beat well scraping sides. Mix in dry ingredients until just blended. Mash other 2 bananas so they still have a bit of texture and fold into.
• Pour batter into loaf pan or muffin cups.
• Bake for 1 1/4 hours if in loaf pan. Approx 15-20 minute if large muffins. Check with toothpick.
• Cool for 10 minutes then turn out loaf or pull muffins out of pan to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar.
• Optional, toast bread slices.

BROWNED BUTTER BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a low simmer and cook, stirring frequently, until butter is browned, fragrant, and foamy, with brown bits in it, 5 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes. Measure 1/3 cup of browned butter; reserve remaining browned butter for another use.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.
• Mash bananas in a large bowl; stir in brown sugar, white sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and 1/3 cup brown butter.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Fold flour mixture into banana mixture just until all ingredients are moistened; pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.