Toffee Banana Bread
Prep
15 mins
Cook
35 mins
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
Moist banana bread loaded with toffee bits and topped with a crunchy pecan streusel.
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Ingredients
- 3bananas
- 150 gbutter
- 250 gsugar
- 100 gbrown sugar
- 2large eggs
- 200 gtoffee bits
- 400 gall-purpose flour
- 25 gbaking powder
- 10 gsalt
- 50 ggranulated sugar
- 100 gpecans
- 1 mlvanilla extract
Detail level
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and prepare a 20cm x 20cm loaf tin by greasing it with butter.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
Tip: Use a stand mixer or a hand mixer for this step.
- 3
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Tip: Make sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl after each addition.
- 4
Mash the bananas in a separate bowl and set aside.
- 5
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- 6
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- 7
Fold in the mashed bananas and toffee bits.
- 8
Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf tin and smooth the top.
- 9
Prepare the streusel topping by mixing together the granulated sugar, pecans, and a pinch of salt in a small bowl.
Tip: Use your fingers or a fork to mix the topping until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- 10
Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the batter.
Tip: Use a spatula to spread the topping evenly.
- 11
Bake the bread for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Tip: Let the bread cool in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
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