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Browned Butter Banana Bread

September 9, 2015 by mandyrecipebox

Wow…and it’s September already!  My goodness…how did that happen?  I’m back again, from Renee’s Kitchen Adventures, sharing another yummy recipe on Mandy’s Recipe Box! This Browned Butter Banana Bread will quickly become your “go-to” recipe for banana bread.  The browned butter adds something special to ordinary banana bread.
This is the time of year I always seem to have some over ripe bananas in my fruit bowl.  I buy a big bunch to pack in lunches and eat for snacks, but it seems like I always end up with a few that are just too ripe to pack or eat out of hand.  I either peel them, slice them and freeze them or I make smoothies or banana bread.  This time around I decided to make banana bread.
When I found a recipe for Browned Banana Bread over on Allrecipes, I knew I had to try it.  I only tweaked it a little from the original recipe, but LOVE the depth of flavor the browned butter gives it.
This quick bread is moist and flavorful and is a great base for “add-ins” such as nuts or chocolate chips. For best results, make sure you let your butter get really browned with bits of brown solids and remember, as with any quick bread, only stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until JUST COMBINED.  Over mixing will result in a tough bread!
 


Browned Butter Banana Bread
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
50 mins
Total time
1 hour
 
Browned butter gives a traditional banana bread an extraordinary depth of flavor.
Author: Mandy Bird
Serves: 16
Ingredients
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 3 medium to large ripe bananas
  • ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • ½ tsp. kosher salt
  • 1½ tsp. baking soda
Directions
  1. Brown the butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Simmer for about 5 - 10 minutes until it is browned and fragrant. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
  2. Mash the bananas in a medium bowl. Add the brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Whisk to combine. Pour in the browned butter, including the browned bits and whisk until incorporated.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking soda. Pour the banana mixture into the flour and stir until JUST COMBINED.
  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9" loaf pan with cooking spray, set aside.
  5. Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 - 50 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
  6. Remove to rack and let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then invert the bread onto a wire rack and allow to cool to room temperature before slicing.
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Comments

  1. Shashi at RunninSrilankan says

    September 9, 2015 at 6:39 am

    That browned butter took a simple loaf of banana bread and made it EPIC! Way to go!!!

    • Renee@Renee's Kitchen Adventures says

      September 9, 2015 at 1:18 pm

      It really does add another dimension to ordinary banana bread!

  2. kita says

    September 9, 2015 at 7:20 am

    There is something so perfect about banana bread. I could never tire of new recipes for it!

  3. Arman @ thebigmansworld says

    September 9, 2015 at 8:38 am

    Thanks for sharing this, Renee- I think brown butter is magic and I also think classic banana bread is magic. This is a dangerous marriage 😀

  4. Beth says

    September 9, 2015 at 8:56 am

    Mandy, your banana bread looks flawless! Loaves aren’t my favorite thing to photograph, but you did an awesome job!!

    • mandyrecipebox says

      September 9, 2015 at 10:01 pm

      Oh I can’t take the credit for this one! My awesome contributor Renee did it 🙂 Amazing, huh?

  5. Julia says

    September 9, 2015 at 12:15 pm

    Love banana bread so much. The idea of the browned butter sounds perfect.

  6. Tammy says

    September 10, 2015 at 8:45 am

    I cannot believe summer is over D: …on the flip side, I get to enjoy pumpkin spice again and banana bread ;D

    Mmm I love browned butter…this sounds sooo good!!

    Toodles,
    Tammy<3

  7. marla says

    September 23, 2015 at 10:48 am

    Must try this banana bread!

  8. Jamieanne says

    September 10, 2016 at 3:17 pm

    I made this yesterday after I noticed I had three big very very ripe bananas! I love the browned butter in this classic banana bread recipe, it really does make this one extra special! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

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