Coffee Crunch Banana Bread Food

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.

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.

UNIQUE AND YUMMY BANANA CRUNCH BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in bananas, walnuts, ginger, eggs and vanilla until mixture is just moistened. Spoon batter evenly into prepared pan.
• Prepare Crunch Topping: Combine flour, sugar, butter and cinnamon in a small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees oven for 70 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool bread in pan 10 minutes. Remove bread and cool on wire rack completely. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

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.

STREUSEL-TOPPED BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• In small bowl, stir together Streusel ingredients except butter. Pinch pieces of butter into flour mixture until crumbly and looks like wet sand. Refrigerate.
• In large bowl, mix mashed bananas, melted and cooled butter, 1 cup sugar, the egg, milk and vanilla to combine. In another small bowl, stir together 1 1/2 cups flour, the baking powder, salt and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Fold banana mixture into flour mixture just until combined, taking care not to over mix. Spread batter in loaf pan, smoothing top. Sprinkle streusel evenly over top.
• Bake in center of oven about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling rack 5 minutes. Remove from pan; cool at least 15 minutes before slicing.

CINNAMON CRUNCH BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan and line it with parchment or wax paper, leaving enough paper hanging over the sides to lift the cake out after baking. (This will prevent the topping from breaking when removing the bread from the pan.)
• Prepare the batter: In a medium bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, using a sturdy whisk, beat together oil, eggs and honey until smooth. Stir in bananas and warm water. Add dry ingredients to egg-oil mixture and stir to blend. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Make the topping: In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, granulated sugar and cinnamon, using your fingers to break up any lumps. Sprinkle evenly over batter.
• Bake until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour, checking after 50 minutes. If topping shows signs of burning, reduce heat to 325 degrees.
• Remove to a rack and let cool in pan for 30 minutes. Use the edges of the paper to lift the cake up and out. Place on a rack (leave the paper on) and let cool before slicing and serving.

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.