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My review
Browned Butter Banana Bread
Chef V
"Browning the butter really adds a depth of flavor, 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."
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Ingredients
1 h 20 m servings 389 calsOriginal recipe yields 6 servings
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- 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.
Footnotes
- Cook's Note:
- Don't skip the browning step - it really adds depth to the flavor.
- Chocolate chips, nuts, or whatever else you enjoy can be added in.
- Editor's Note:
- Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of butter. The actual amount of butter consumed will vary.
- Browning butter will reduce the volume somewhat. For this reason, you begin with 1/2 cup butter, and measure 1/3 cup butter after the browning step.
- Tip
- Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 389 calories; 16.8 g fat; 55.4 g carbohydrates; 5.1 g protein; 72 mg cholesterol; 439 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
9/22/2015
I was tired of tossing overripe bananas so I came on this site looking for a good recipe for banana bread. This one sounded easy & I really like the idea of the browned butter. That was last ni...
Most helpful critical review
4/17/2018
The idea was good, it smelled AMAZING, but it came out really bland (despite the enormous amount of vanilla) I might try redoing this one with more sugar/banana and some salt. I like the idea so...
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9/22/2015
I was tired of tossing overripe bananas so I came on this site looking for a good recipe for banana bread. This one sounded easy & I really like the idea of the browned butter. That was last ni...
1/3/2016
This was a great banana bread but I'm not sure browning the butter made the difference. I think you could just add melted butter and pretty much get the same flavour. For the people who are hav...
4/26/2015
very yummy! I made 3 loaves as I had 9 bananas to use up, mine baked in 50 minutes, I used baking powder for the soda as I am very sensitive to the taste, added cinnamon, the browned butter and ...
3/22/2016
Stuck to recipe for bread except tripled it. Very good bread, not the strongest banana flavor though. Used the rest of the browned butter to make a simple cinnamon caramel glaze (pwd sugar, brow...
11/12/2015
Browned butter really makes a difference! Only used nutmeg and the flavor was fantastic. Used the "leftover" butter to oil the pan and added sugar in the raw to make a nice crispy crust.
10/14/2015
The only thing I did differently was use a 1/4 cup of applesauce with 1/2tsp baking powder instead of 1 egg because I was out of eggs. Turned out delicious. Thank you!
5/31/2015
This was very good banana bread, and the browned butter does add that little extra depth to the recipe. The next time I make it I will add some chopped walnuts. Following the recipe will give ...
5/11/2015
Very similar to my recipe - amazing what a difference such a little tweak made! I'm sticking to this variation henceforth!