Totally Killer Banana Bread |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Originally found on Epicurious taken from Necessities & Temptations from the Junior League of Austin. This recipe is so good. I have never had banana bread so moist and delicious. The topping is perfect. Ingredients:
topping |
* 6 tablespoons butter |
* 10 tablespoons dark brown sugar |
* 3 tablespoons milk |
* 1 cup chopped pecans (or more, toasted) |
batter |
* 1 cup butter |
* 1 1/2 cups sugar |
* 2 eggs |
* 4 very ripe bananas, mashed (or 1 3/4 c, the bananas have to be so ripe that they're nearly black!) |
* 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (i add 1 tblsp) |
* 4 tablespoons buttermilk |
* 2 cups all-purpose flour |
* 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda (i also add 3/4 tsp baking powder) |
* 1 teaspoon salt. |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cream butter and sugar; mash bananas, beat 2 eggs and add to the bananas with vanilla and buttermilk; mix well and add to creamed butter and sugar; sift together flour, soda and salt; add to banana mixture, beat well; pour into 2 greased and floured 9x5x3-inch loaf pans; bake 45 to 50 minutes (I find this bread needs over an hour) or until bread pulls away from sides of pan; add topping.
3. To prepare Topping: Melt butter in saucepan; add sugar and milk; cook until syrupy (like honey); remove from heat and add chopped pecans; pour over bread spreading to all the corners and place under broiler until bubbly and brown.
4. Watch closely (this takes around 1 minute- maybe even less!).
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