Coffee Banana Bread Food

COFFEE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Generously grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Prepare 3/4 cup of strong coffee or espresso and allow to come to room temperature. You can also use Instant coffee or cold brew coffee if you prefer.
• Place 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts (unsalted) in a small cast iron skillet on the stove top. Heat to medium-low and toast the walnuts for 5 minutes, or until fragrant. Stir the walnuts occasionally to prevent burning. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Combine ¾ cup (equals 1 ½ sticks) of softened (but not melted) unsalted butter and 1 ½ cups packed dark brown sugar (can also use light brown sugar) in a mixing bowl. Cream the softened butter and brown sugar together with a hand mixer until light and fluffy.
• Mash 3 overripe bananas in a separate bowl with a fork or mashing tool.
• Add 2 eggs to the creamed butter and sugar mixture, along with 1 tsp. vanilla extract. Mix all of these ingredients together until completely combined.
• Add the mashed bananas to the wet ingredients and cream everything together with a hand mixer.
• In a separate bowl add 2 3/4 cups gluten free flour blend (or AP flour if not gluten free), 1 tsp. baking soda, and ¼ tsp. kosher salt. Mix together until combined.
• Alternately add the flour mixture and cooled coffee to the banana mixture. Add half the flour and combine. Next, add half the coffee and combine. Repeat with second half flour and coffee. Stir just until combined.
• Add 1 tsp. cinnamon and the ½ cup of toasted chopped walnuts to the bowl and fold the ingredients in until completely combined.
• Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan and place on the middle rack in the oven. Bake for 1 hour and 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.Baking times will vary depending on the type of loaf pan and oven used. This recipe usually takes around 1 hour and 10 minutes, but a few additional minutes may be needed.
• The bread is done when the top is crusty and the middle is soft, but not mushy. Place a toothpick in the middle of the bread and if it comes out clean, the bread is done.
• Allow the bread to cool a bit before serving.

ESPRESSO-CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA BREAD WITH ESPRESSO-CINNAMON BUTTER

Steps:

• Make the banana bread: Adjust an oven rack to the lowest position and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch loaf pan with the softened butter. Place the 5 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan set over medium heat and cook until the butter turns a deep golden brown color, about 2 minutes; stir in the espresso powder. Remove and let cool slightly.
• Whisk the flour, baking soda and kosher salt together in a medium bowl.
• Using a potato masher, mash the bananas in a medium bowl until pretty smooth. Add the sugars, cooled brown butter and egg and whisk until combined. Add the flour mixture and whisk until just combined, don't over-mix. Fold in the chopped chocolate.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake on the lowest oven rack until a toothpick inserted into the center of the banana bread comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached, 40 to 50 minutes. Let the banana bread cool on a baking rack in the pan for 15 minutes. Use a knife to separate the edges of the banana bread from the pan, then invert it and cool the loaf directly on the rack for at least 30 minutes before slicing.
• Make the espresso-cinnamon butter: Stir the butter, sugar, espresso, cinnamon and salt together in a small bowl until smooth. Serve with the banana bread.

VEGAN BANANA BREAD WITH COFFEE AND CINNAMON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease an 8x4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Mix flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a large bowl.
• Mash bananas to the consistency of oatmeal. Mix in coconut oil, coffee, and vanilla extract. Pour over flour mixture; stir together with a wooden spoon. Pour batter into the greased pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Cool for 20 minutes before slicing.

BANANA MILK COFFEE

Steps:

• Combine milk, banana, and simple syrup in a blender; blend until very smooth, about 1 minute.
• Fill two 16-ounce glasses with ice cubes. Divide coffee between the glasses. Pour banana milk on top, dividing it evenly between the glasses.

GREEK YOGURT BANANA COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350º Fahrenheit and butter a 9 inch by 13 inch baking pan.
• Begin with the streusel. Melt the butter in a small bowl and set aside to cool.
• Combine the sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla in a small bowl, and pour the cooled butter on top.
• Mix with a fork until thoroughly combined, and large chunks remain. Set aside while you work on the cake.
• Sift together the flours, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a medium sized bowl and set aside.
• In another medium sized bowl, add the bananas, eggs, Greek yogurt, and vanilla. Set aside.
• Using a hand mixer set to the highest speed, cream the butter and sugars in a large bowl until very light in both color and texture, about two to three minutes.
• Using the same blades, use the hand mixer to beat all of the wet ingredients together until homogenous. It may be a little chunky!
• Add the banana mixture to the butter mixture, beating until smooth and fluffy, another two minutes.
• Add half of the dry ingredients and beat until no ribbons of flour remain. Add in the other half and beat until completely combined. The batter will be thick!
• Pour the batter into your greased pan. Bake on the middle rack for 20 minutes.
• Pull the cake from the oven and sprinkle your reserved streusel on top, gently pressing it into the very top of the cake. Return the cake to the oven and continue baking until a toothpick comes out clean and the cake springs back when touched, about another 22 to 25 minutes.
• Move the cake to the top rack of the oven and set the oven setting to broil. If your oven doesn't have this setting, turn up the temperature to 450º Fahrenheit. Broil for 30 seconds to a minute. This gives the coffee cake a crunchy streusel topping.
• Remove from the oven and let cool completely. Cut into 16 servings and dust with powdered sugar.

BANANA NUT BREAD COFFEE

Steps:

• Pour 1/2 of the liquors into two coffee cups, stir in sugar if wanted.
• Topping with hot coffee.
• Garnish with whipped cream and cinnamon.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY BANANA BREAD COFFEE CAKE (WITH MAKE-AHEAD DIRECTIONS)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir mashed bananas, granulated sugar, milk, oil, cinnamon and eggs. Stir in 2 2/3 cups Bisquick mix and 3/4 cup walnuts; fold in banana slices. Pour mixture into pan.
• In medium bowl, mix Streusel ingredients, cutting in butter with pastry blender or fork until crumbly. Sprinkle over mixture in pan.
• Bake 30 to 36 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cut into 4 rows by 3 rows. Drizzle with maple syrup just before serving.
• Make-Ahead Directions: Make as directed through step 3. Cover and refrigerate up to 12 hours. Uncover, and bake as directed in step 4.

COFFEE-CRUNCH BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. For the coffee crunch topping, in small bowl, mix first 5 ingredients with fingers until mixture holds together in clumps.
• In small bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt. In large bowl, beat 1/3 cup butter and the granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add bananas, vanilla and yogurt; beat on low speed. Slowly add flour mixture, beating just until blended. Pour into pan. Sprinkle coffee-crunch topping over batter.
• Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely. For glaze, mix powdered sugar and milk until thin enough to drizzle over loaf.

BANANA COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and sugar until blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the bananas and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Combine topping ingredients; add half to batter. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with the remaining topping. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.