Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 teas. baking soda
- 1/2 teas. table salt
- 6 large very ripe bananas peeled.
- 8 tabl. unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup packed light brown surgar
- 1 teas. vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup walnuts (optional)
- 2 teas. granulated sugar
Preparation
Step 1
In middle poisition with rack heat oven 350. Spray 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spsray. Whish flour, baking soda, and salt together in larges bowl.
Place 5 bananas in microwave safe bowl, cover with plastic wrap and cut several steam vents in plastic. Microwave on high until bananas are soft and have released liquid, about 5 minutes. Transfer to fin mesh strainer placed over bowl and allow to drain stirring occasionally, 15 min. should havde 1/2 to 3/4 cup liquid.
Transfer liquid to medium saucepan and cook over medium high heat until reduced to 1/4 cup about 5 min. Remove from heat, stir into bananas, mash with potato masher unti smooth. Whish in butter, eggs, brown sugar, and vailla.
Pour mixture into flour misture and stir until just combined with some streaks of flour remaining. Gold in walnuts. Scrape batter into pan. Slice remaining banana diagonally int 1/4 inch slices. Shingle banana slices on top of either side of loaf leaving 1 1/2 space down cente sprinkle granulated sugar evenly over loaf.
Bake until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean. 55 to 75 min. Cool bread in pan for 15 min. then removes loaf from pan and continue to cool on rack.