Sweet Treats – The Dinner Beat

This Bourbon Banana Bread is perfect for a sweet breakfast or an after-meal dessert. To ramp up the richness, try with our Bourbon Banana Dessert Sauce, click here for the recipe! Bourbon Banana Bread 5 Very ripe bananas1 Egg4 tbsp Butter, melted1 tsp Vanilla1/3 cup Bourbon3/4 cup Brown sugar1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour1/2 tsp Baking soda1/2 tsp Baking powder1/4 tsp Salt2 tsp Granulated sugar (topping) Microwave 4 of the bananas in a microwave safe bowl for 4 minutes. Drain the bananas. You should get at least 1/2 cup of liquid. A little more or less is fine. You need very ripe bananas for this to work well.Put the banana liquid and bourbon in a small saucepan and simmer until reduced. This can take up to 5 minutes, you are looking for it to thicken slightly and go down (reduce) by about half. The alcohol will cook off quickly, so don't worry about getting this perfect.Mix wet ingredients; egg, bananas, bourbon/banana liquid, butter, vanilla, and brown sugar.In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients. Flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt. It is important to get these mixed well to avoid a mouthful of baking powder or soda. Mix the wet and dry ingredients until just combined. Pour batter in a well greased or parchment-lined loaf pan.Take your 5th banana and cut it in half. Cut each half lengthwise to create 4 longer pieces of banana.Lay the 4 pieces of banana across the top of your loaf, inside facing up.Sprinkle the granulated sugar over the cut bananas so they will caramelize while baking.Bake at 350℉ for about 50 minutes. Cooking time will vary based on oven temperature variation. It is ready when the top is golden, no batter is visible on top, and a skewer comes out clean.Let cool one minute, remove from pan and cool on a cooling rack for about 30 minutes to an hour.Slice and enjoy! Recipe from thedinnerbeat.com