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Browned Butter Banana Bread

December 4, 2017 by Jeanette 2 Comments

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Browned Butter Banana Bread - decadently delicious, made a little healthier with whole wheat pastry flour - great for gifts and special occasions
Browned Butter Banana Bread - decadently delicious, made a little healthier with whole wheat pastry flour - great for gifts and special occasions

Browned Butter Banana Bread is an indulgent breakfast or afternoon treat made a little healthier by swapping in some whole wheat pastry flour. Growing up, my mom made banana bread a lot. Her go-to recipe was from the Fannie Farmer cookbook. I love that recipe, but it is actually a cake, not a quick bread, more delicate and dessert-like. This banana bread is somewhere in between, with a tender, moist crumb. Make this for gifts or serve to guests during the holiday season for a special treat.

Browned Butter Banana Bread - decadently delicious, made a little healthier with whole wheat pastry flour

This browned butter banana bread is adapted from a recipe from The Professional Pastry Chef by Bo Friberg, a gift from my kids last Christmas. After volunteering for a year in a commercial kitchen and watching a professional pastry chef create the most beautiful baked goods, I was inspired to improve my baking skills. Baking requires a lot more precision than cooking. Several years ago, when I was learning how to bake gluten-free, I was introduced to the concept of ratios and weighing ingredients when baking.

Browned Butter Banana Bread - decadently delicious, made a little healthier with whole wheat pastry flour

Although I don’t usually weigh out ingredients when baking, I did for this recipe because the original recipe’s ingredients were listed with weights. This was also important since I substituted whole wheat pastry flour for half the regular bread flour. So, 170 grams of whole wheat pastry flour ended up being 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons plus 1/2 teaspoon versus bread flour at 1 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon.

Browned Butter Banana Bread - decadently delicious, made a little healthier with whole wheat pastry flour

I converted everything back to cups and tablespoons to make it easier for you if you don’t have a measuring scale and want to try this recipe.

Browned Butter Banana Bread - decadently delicious, made a little healthier with whole wheat pastry flour

Browning the butter adds extra caramel-like flavor to this banana bread, and the crust was especially delicious. I did bake the loaf pans on top of a baking sheet to prevent the bottoms from getting too dark as suggested in the original recipe.

Browned Butter Banana Bread - decadently delicious, made a little healthier with whole wheat pastry flour

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Browned Butter Banana Bread

Makes 2 loaves

Course Breakfast/Brunch
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 20
Calories 233 kcal

Ingredients

  • 13 tablespoons unsalted organic butter
  • 1 3/4 cups organic sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 cups ripe bananas mashed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons plus 1/2 teaspoon whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon bread flour
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

    Melt butter in a saucepan and continue to cook over medium low heat until brown bits form on bottom of pan. Remove from heat. Let cool slightly; then stir in sugar. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Add eggs, bananas and vanilla and beat until well combined.

    In a separate bowl, whisk together whole wheat pastry flour, bread flour, salt and baking soda. Gradually add to banana batter and mix until just combined. 

    Divide between two 8" loaf pans. Bake 50-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Recipe Notes

Adapted from The Professional Pastry Chef by Bo Friberg

Nutrition Facts
Browned Butter Banana Bread
Amount Per Serving
Calories 233 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 38mg13%
Sodium 271mg12%
Potassium 141mg4%
Carbohydrates 37g12%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 20g22%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 270IU5%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 11mg1%
Iron 0.6mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  1. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

    December 4, 2017 at 6:58 am

    Simple quick to make and wonderfully aromatic with browned butter.

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      December 4, 2017 at 10:30 pm

      Thanks Angie – yes so simple but the browned butter adds an extra layer of flavor 🙂

      Reply

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