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Banana & Caramel Bread

Ingredients

Banana Bread

  • 1/2 cup of soften non salted butter
  • 1/2 cup of sugar
  • 1/2 cup of brown sugar
  • 1 egg + 1 teaspoon of vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cup of all-purpose non-bleached flour
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cardamom
  • 1/2 cup of sour cream + 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 3 overripe bananas
  • 1/2 cup of chopped pecans

Caramel

  • 1/4 cup of water
  • 1 tablespoon of clear corn syrup
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1/2 cup of cream 35%
  • 75 ml of non salted butter (5 tablespoons)
  • pinch of sea salt

Instructions

Banana Bread

  1. Cream butter, sugar and brown sugar with the flex edge paddle.
  1. Add the egg and the vanilla. (Each one separately).
  1. Add the dry mixture and sour cream mixture. Alternating between both.
  1. Add the banana and pecans. Mix by hand with a spatula.
  1. Pour the mixture into buttered molds (3 small rectangular molds).
  1. Bake at 350°F for 45-50 minutes (place a toothpick in the center if it comes out clean it is fully cooked).

Caramel

  1. In a pan, heat the sugar, water and corn syrup. Make a caramel without mixing until it reaches an amber color.
  1. Meanwhile, melt the butter and cream in a pan.
  1. Remove the caramel from the stove and incorporate the cream and butter mixture. Watch out for splashing.
  1. Add sea salt to taste.

Happy Cooking!

By

Megan Chartrand-Robichaud

January 21, 2020