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Brown butter banana nut bread

Hands down, this is our family favorite bread.  This is the stuff that college care packages are made of! Brown butter adds the perfect umami element.  To take it over the top, slice it, toast it and slather it with butter. Like every good bread deserves!!

Brown Butter Banana Nut Bread

Toast those nuts for a richer nuttier flavor experience!

Brown Butter Banana Nut Bread

Brown the butter.  You can see that I brown a bit darker than you normally would to really deepen that umami flavor.

Brown Butter Banana Nyt Bread

Slather those pans well with butter.  If your feeling the cinnamon, you can even shake a little cinnamon or cinnamon sugar around to coat the pans too!

Brown Butter Banana Nut Bread

Now load up those pans giving yourself a good inch or so of room on top.  Love walnuts?  Sprinkle a few on top too!

Brown Butter Banana Nut Bread

Brown Butter Banana Nut Bread

Monica
Everything tastes better with brown butter. This banana nut bread is off the charts!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 2 + loaves

Equipment

  • stand mixer

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 2 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 6 very ripe bananas
  • 2 cups sourcream
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 teaspoons baking soda
  • 4 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1-2 cups chopped toasted walnuts

Instructions
 

  • Brown butter in a medium sauce pan until it is a few shades darker than golden. Set aside and allow to cool down while prepping everything else.
  • Turn oven on to 300F. Spread walnuts evenly on a sheet pan and toast for 10 minutes. Let cool slightly and chop.
  • Increase oven temp to 350F.
  • Butter baking pans. (I use two 9x5 inch pans and have a little left over to fill a small one too)
  • Using your stand mixer, mash bananas. Add sour cream and continue to mix until incorporated. Mix in sugars, cinnamon, eggs and vanilla.
  • Add flour, salt, baking soda and chopped walnuts. Mix until combined.
  • Slowly drizzle cooled brown butter into bowl and mix until creamy and well blended.
  • Give the batter one more good stir to even out the walnut distribution before pouring batter into your pans. (fill to about an inch from the top of the pan) Bake at 350F for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool slightly before removing from pans.
  • Enjoy! Toast and butter for extra enjoyment! 🙂