Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Brown Butter Banana Strawberry Bread

Hello all! And Happy Tuesday to you.

As promised, I’m here to share one of the best sweet bread recipes I have ever made! This sweet bread is otherwise known as Brown Butter Banana Strawberry Bread, inspiration found here. This is the perfect treat to compliment late night hangouts with friends, a work potluck, or a relaxing morning with tea. This bread is stellar. I can’t say it enough. Hope you love it!



Ingredients:
½ cup browned butter

2 cups flour

¾ cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

¾ teaspoon cinnamon

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (try to avoid
getting imitation vanilla; it’s just not the same)

¼ cup plain yogurt (I used greek yogurt because it’s what I had in my fridge)

1 ¼ cup mashed bananas

½ cup diced strawberries

1 strawberry super thinly sliced for the top of the bread


Directions:

1.      Heat oven to 350 degrees

         
2.      In a skillet, melt and brown butter. You will know it is done browning when it has melted completely, stopped crackling and popping, and starts to smell nutty.


3.      Grease and flour a loaf pan

4.      In a mixing bowl, whisk flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together

5.      If the butter is done, remove from heat and allow to cool in a little bowl

6.      In another bowl, whisk eggs, vanilla extract, and yogurt together

7.      Gradually whisk the smashed bananas into the wet ingredient bowl

8.      Then, if the browned butter has cooled, gradually whisk it into the wet ingredient bowl

9.      Add the wet ingredient bowl to the dry ingredient bowl, folding together


10.  Fold in the diced strawberries (do not over stir!)





11.  Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan



12.  Top with thinly sliced starberries for decoration




13.  Bake for about an hour, but monitor towards the end to ensure you don’t overbake

14.  Remove from oven when skewer comes out clean and allow to rest for 15 minutes


15.  Slice, love, and share with friends and family!




Take a deep breath and savor the blessings of today, friends.

Until next time,

XO.

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