Amazing Banana Bread

Browned butter and very dark bananas. Nothing else needs to change.

⏱ 1 hr 15 min · easy · 🍽 serves 4

Ingredients

• 4 very ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Steps

1. Heat the oven to 350F and butter a 9x5 loaf pan.
2. Brown the butter in a light pan over medium heat until it smells nutty and turns amber, 5-6 minutes. Cool slightly.
3. Whisk the browned butter with the brown sugar, then the eggs and vanilla, then the bananas and sour cream.
4. Fold in the flour, soda, salt and cinnamon until just combined. Do not beat it.
5. Pour into the pan and bake 55-65 minutes, until a skewer comes out with a few moist crumbs.
6. Cool in the pan 15 minutes before turning out.