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The Crumb Table

Brown Butter Banana Bread

The browned butter is the whole point. Do not skip it.

Yield
Makes 1 loaf

Ingredients

  • 3 very ripe bananas
  • 115 g unsalted butter
  • 150 g light brown sugar
  • 220 g plain flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

Directions

  1. 1

    Melt the butter in a small pan and keep cooking until it smells nutty and the solids turn amber. Cool for 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Mash the bananas, then whisk in the butter, sugar and eggs.

  3. 3

    Fold in the flour, bicarbonate of soda and a good pinch of salt, stopping as soon as it comes together.

  4. 4

    Bake at 175C for 50-55 minutes, until a skewer comes out with a few damp crumbs.