Browning the butter really adds a depth of flavor to banana bread, not to mention it smells extra amazing when in the oven. This is my go-to recipe when I have ripe bananas, and has taken me a while to get it right. Enjoy it hot, fresh from the oven.
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 50 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- 3 very ripe bananas
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (Optional)
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg (Optional)
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.
