Banana Bread with Candied Walnuts
This banana bread is the best I have ever had and I am starting to think a walnut has to be candied no matter what!
Ingredients
- 1¾ cup (263g) all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 8 tbs unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- ¾ cup (165g) brown sugar
- 5 large, very ripe FROZEN bananas
- 1 very ripe banana, sliced
- 1½ tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 2 tbsp sugar (divided)
Instructions
- preheat oven to 350° spray a loaf pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper and spray again (optional)
- thaw 5 bananas in a fine mesh strainer over a bowl, you should collect about ½-¾ of a cup of banana juice when they are thawed
- while bananas are thawing, put walnuts and 1½ tbsp sugar in a skillet over med heat until sugar has melted and walnuts are evenly coated, place on a piece of parchment to cool
- pour collected banana juice in a pot, over medium heat bring to a simmer and reduce by half, about 5 minutes
- add juice to bananas and mash until smooth
- add brown sugar, eggs, vanilla and melted butter until well combined
- sift together flour, baking soda and salt and add to bananas, stirring until just combined, don't overmix
- pour batter into prepared pan
- line the sides of the the batter with sliced bananas, sprinkle the candied walnuts down the middle between the sliced bananas, sprinkle remaining 1½ tsp sugar over the top of the whole loaf
- bake 55-70 min until baked through
- let cool and enjoy
Notes
You don't have to use frozen bananas, you can use fresh but you will want to microwave them in a bowl for 5 minutes, to soften and for them to release their liquid. Then drain in a fine mesh strainer over a bowl and continue with directions above.
Nutrition
Calories: 341kcal
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