Bitter Cream Banana Bread – My Baking Dependancy

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

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

It was my truest banana bread love, however lately I’ve prolonged my record 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 record in the event you’re a banana bread lover like we’re.

Completely moist banana bread made with bitter cream

Anybody who bakes commonly with buttermilk (or a buttermilk substitute – no disgrace!) is aware of that including an ingredient excessive lactic acid helps hold 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 complete cup of bitter cream within the batter offers this recipe the right texture and a flippantly tangy taste, which pairs completely with the sweetness of the bananas. Add a brown sugar streusel on prime and good luck stopping at only one slice of this bread.

This recipe additionally makes use of a regular 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 strive; I do know your entire household will adore it!

The right way to make bitter cream banana bread

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

Components 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 flippantly 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 concerning the dimension of your bananas for this recipe. I’ve made it a number of instances 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 in the event you desire. The flavour will likely be barely totally different, however the texture will nonetheless be spot on.

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

The most effective issues about this recipe is the streusel topping. For that, you will want:

• 1/4 cup flippantly 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 begin 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 whilst 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 components are nicely mixed, slowly add the dry components 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 completed when a toothpick or tester inserted within the middle 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 nicely wrapped at room temperature for as much as 3 days. You may also lengthen the shelf lifetime of the bread by storing it within the fridge for as much as 5 days.

Should you’d prefer to freeze the bread, wrap your complete 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.

You may also 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 way of earlier than having fun with.