A friend of mine from Oregon told me about this new recipe for banana bread that her mom and her had been making. She said it was really good. I already have a banana bread recipe that I love, but I decided that her version sounded interesting. I got the recipe from her and gave it a try. I agree, it is really good. But it is not really a bread. This is more like a dessert. Don’t get me wrong, it was really, really good, but I would not eat this for breakfast.
My family loved this, even my daughter who does not really like bananas or banana recipes liked it. She said that it was really good and to please make it again. What makes this more like a dessert is the topping. It gives it a really nice glaze. In fact I think you could use this glaze on any banana bread to make it tastier and more dessert like.
I think the trick is to let the glaze soak in well. You need to let it cool most of the way in the pan. I did this and the glaze soaked into the bread, but I was still able to remove it easily from the pan.
I did make this a little healthier by adding half whole wheat pastry flour. That at least made me feel like I made something healthy.
Stephanie’s Banana Bread
- 2 Eggs
- 4 Medium Ripe Bananas
- 1 Cup Butter
- 1 1/2 Cups Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup Buttermilk
- 2 Cups All-purpose Flour ( I used 1/2 whole wheat pastry flour)
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
Topping
- 5 Tablespoon(s) Butter
- 8 Tablespoon(s) Brown Sugar
- 1/4 cup Milk
- Chopped nuts optional
Preheat oven to 350
Cream 1 cup of the butter & sugar. Beat the eggs and add to the butter & sugar. Then add the bananas, vanilla, and buttermilk. In a small bowl mix together the flour, soda, and salt, then add it to the banana mixture. Pour into 2 greased & floured loaf pans. Bake for 45 minutes or until done.
For the topping, melt the 5 tablespoons of butter in a pan, add the brown sugar and milk. Once the topping is syrupy and slightly thickened remove from the heat, you can add nuts if you want to. Pour over the bread and place it under the broiler for a couple of minutes. The topping/glaze will start to lightly brown and become carmely. Let this mostly cool in the pans allowing the glaze to absorb into the bread. Remove from pans, slice and serve.
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That looks delicious!
Let me know if you want to do a link exchange with my Banana Bread blog.
Thanks
Thanks for joining us for Tasty Tuesday! I am a big fan of banana bread! I’ve never seen one with a glaze before…I bet it does seem like a dessert! I’m waiting for the bananas on our tree to get ripe and then I’m going to make quite a bit! They should be ready in a week or so. Thanks for the neat recipe!
-Kim
Kim, my daughter would love to live where we could have a banana tree!
Great post! Banana bread is one of my favorites!
This looks quite similar to mine and I make it all the time
This looks delicious – thank you for posting it!
We love banana bread. I like the idea of the buttermilk, with your recipe. I will be trying it, soon.
ummmm sounds good, I’m thinking of this and a cup of coffee…
This sounds so good. If I made it I am afraid I would eat the whole thing. It looks SOOO good.
I love banana bread, so I will definitely be trying this recipe. It looks really yummy.
Oh, this looks really yummy. I’m going to try it sometime.
I made this for my husband and he is still talking about it (2 weeks later). He also took the it to work and all his co-workers were crazy about it! Thank you!!
Thanks for letting me know that you enjoyed it so much. I appreciate it.