Banana Bread
Absolutely no messing around --- top drawer banana bread
dessert
Most of my recipes are simple by design. This one is not, because it’s worth fussing with
Optional caramelize bananas to enhance flavour
| Good Units | Bad Units | Item | Directions |
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| 180 °C | 350 °F | Oven | Heat |
| ~700 g | 5 - 6 | Bananas (unpeeled) | Put in oven |
| 20 minutes | | Caramelize | Concentrate the flavour |
| | Bananas | Add to bowl1 |
Brown the butter
| Good Units | Bad Units | Item | Directions |
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| 140 g | | Butter | Add to frying pan |
| 7 - 10 minutes | | Butter | Cook until brown, fragrant. Careful not to burn it |
Wet bowl ingredients
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| 180 g | | Brown sugar | Add to bowl1 |
| 70 g | | White sugar | Add to bowl1 |
| 2 | Large eggs | Add to bowl1 |
| 80 g | | 10 % Greek yogurt | Add to bowl1 |
| 6 g | | Vanilla extract | Add to bowl1 |
| 30 g | | Rum/bourbon (opt.) | Add to bowl1 |
| | bowl1 | Whisk well |
Dry bowl ingredients
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| 5 g | | Salt | Add to bowl2 |
| 6 g | | Baking soda | Add to bowl2 |
| 3 g | | Baking powder | Add to bowl2 |
| 2 g | | Cinnamon | Add to bowl2 |
| 260 g | | All-purpose (405 / T45) flour | Add to bowl2 |
| 60 g | | Walnuts or pecans (opt.) | Add to bowl2 |
| 80 g | | Chocolate 70% chunks (opt.) | Add to bowl2 |
| | bowl2 | Whisk |
Final steps
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| 175 °C | 325 °F | Oven | Heat |
| | bowl2 | Dump into bowl1 |
| | bowl1 | Mix, but leave it a bit undermixed. Important! A little dry flour is OK |
| | bowl1 | Pour into a pan lined with parchment paper |
| 15 minutes | | pan | Let sit |
| 25 minutes | | pan | Put in oven |
| 35 - 45 minutes | | | Slash top, then bake more |
| 15 minutes | | | Rest |
| 1 hour | | | Pop out of pan, let cool |