Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Equipment
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
ripe bananas (ripe)
3 piece
unsalted butter (room_temperature)
127 g
large egg (room_temperature)
1 piece
brown sugar (packed)
150 g
white sugar
50 g
all-purpose flour
188 g
baking soda
5 g
baking powder
2.5 g
salt
3 g
cinnamon (ground)
2.5 g
vanilla extract
5 ml
semi-sweet chocolate chips
200 g
Instructions
Brown the butter
Add butter to a saucepan over medium heat. Stir often until it melts, foams, sizzles, then turns golden with a nutty smell.
Cool the browned butter
Once browned, pour into a bowl and place in the freezer for 5 mins. You want it warm, not hot.
Mash bananas and mix wet ingredients
In a large bowl, mash bananas until mostly smooth. Add 1/2 cup of the browned butter, brown sugar, white sugar, egg, and vanilla. Whisk for 1 to 2 mins until glossy.
Add dry ingredients
Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Mix very thoroughly so everything is evenly distributed.
Preheat oven
Preheat oven to 175°C.
Fold in chocolate chips
Once no dry flour remains, fold in about 1 cup of chocolate chips. Save the rest for topping.
Prepare loaf pan
Line or grease a loaf pan and pour in the batter. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips on top.
Bake the bread
Bake for 60 mins, loosely covering with foil halfway through to prevent over-browning.
Check for doneness
Insert a toothpick into the center. It should come out with a few moist crumbs, not wet batter. If needed, bake an extra 5 to 10 mins.
Cool and slice
Let cool slightly, then slice and enjoy.
Original recipe
Storage
Wrap tightly in plastic wrap or foil to prevent drying out. Thaw frozen slices at room temperature before reheating.
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