Bitter Cream Banana Bread – My Baking Habit

Made with bitter cream for the proper texture and tangy taste and a candy streusel topping, this bitter cream banana bread is a traditional recipe that everybody will love.

If you happen to’ve been studying MBA for some time, that I actually love Dominique Ansel’s banana bread. 

It was once my truest banana bread love, however not too long ago I’ve prolonged my checklist of favourite banana bread recipes.

I really like the heartiness of my oatmeal banana bread, the peanut butter taste in my peanut butter banana bread, and now the tanginess and candy streusel of this bitter cream banana bread.

This one undoubtedly deserves to be on the everlasting go-to checklist should you’re a banana bread lover like we’re.

Completely moist banana bread made with bitter cream

Anybody who bakes repeatedly with buttermilk (or a buttermilk substitute – no disgrace!) is aware of that including an ingredient excessive lactic acid helps maintain your baked items tender and moist and provides a pleasant tangy taste.

It’s the explanation we love bitter cream espresso cake, blueberry biscuits, and pistachio muffins. And it’s what makes this bitter cream banana bread so nice!

A whole cup of bitter cream within the batter offers this recipe the proper texture and a calmly tangy taste, which pairs completely with the sweetness of the bananas. Add a brown sugar streusel on high and good luck stopping at only one slice of this bread.

This recipe additionally makes use of a typical 9×5-inch loaf pan. As a lot as I really like the Dominique Ansel recipe and my spins on it, resembling my pineapple banana bread, I do know not everybody has a ten×5-inch loaf pan of their cupboard.

Give this bitter cream banana bread recipe a attempt; I do know your entire household will find it irresistible!

Tips on how to make bitter cream banana bread

Though the strategy for this banana bread is a bit completely different than a few of my different fast bread recipes, it’ll nonetheless simple to throw collectively. 

Substances you’ll want

For the bread itself, you’ll want:

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon floor cinnamon
• 1 1/4 calmly packed gentle brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons room-temperature unsalted butter
• 1 room-temperature giant egg
• 3 very ripe mashed bananas
• 8 ounces (1 cup) room-temperature bitter cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Don’t fear an excessive amount of in regards to the measurement of your bananas for this recipe. I’ve made it a number of occasions and it seems nice every time. However if you wish to measure out the mashed bananas, you’ll want about 1 1/2 cups.

Though this can be a recipe for bitter cream banana bread, you possibly can nonetheless swap the bitter cream for plain greek yogurt should you want. The flavour will likely be barely completely different, however the texture will nonetheless be spot on.

You would simply add mini chocolate chips or chopped nuts, resembling pecans or walnuts, to the batter should you like. I like to recommend utilizing about 1 cup of both.

Among the best issues about this recipe is the streusel topping. For that, you will want:

• 1/4 cup calmly packed gentle brown sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon floor cinnamon
• pinch of salt
• 2 tablespoons melted unsalted butter

Making this recipe

I like to start out by making the streusel topping for this recipe.

Combine collectively the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt, then add the melted butter till clumps type. Pop the streusel into the freezer when you work on the bread batter.

In a bowl, whisk collectively the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set this combination apart.

Now use a mixer to cream collectively the brown sugar and butter till gentle and fluffy. This may take about 3 minutes.

Add the egg, then the bananas, bitter cream, and vanilla.

As soon as the moist substances are properly mixed, slowly add the dry substances till simply mixed.

Unfold the batter right into a greased and lined 9×5-inch loaf pan. Take away the streusel from the freezer and sprinkle it over the batter.

Bake the bitter cream banana bread at 350°F for 60-70 minutes. The bread is finished when a toothpick or tester inserted within the heart comes out clear.

Let the bread cool within the pan for about 20 minutes earlier than turning it out onto a wire rack to complete cooling.

Storage and freezing ideas

Retailer the cooled bitter cream banana bread properly wrapped at room temperature for as much as 3 days. It’s also possible to prolong the shelf lifetime of the bread by storing it within the fridge for as much as 5 days.

If you happen to’d wish to freeze the bread, wrap the whole loaf in a layer of plastic wrap adopted by a layer of industrial quality foil. Freeze for as much as 3 months. Let the bread thaw at room temperature for a few hours.

It’s also possible to freeze particular person slices by wrapping them in plastic wrap and storing them in a zip-top freezer bag. Microwave the slices for 30-60 seconds to thaw them and heat them by earlier than having fun with.