Enjoyed with a cup of coffee not optional.
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- Yields:
- 1
- Prep Time:
- 15 mins
- Total Time:
- 1 hr 15 mins
Ingredients
For the banana bread
Cooking spray, for pan
- 2 c.
all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp.
baking soda
- 1/2 tsp.
kosher salt
- 1/2 c.
(1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 c.
granulated sugar
- 1/4 c.
brown sugar
- 1
large egg plus 1 egg yolk
- 1/4 c.
sour cream
- 1 tsp.
pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp.
espresso powder
- 3
ripe bananas, mashed
For the crumb topping
- 1/2 c.
all-purpose flour
- 1/2 c.
brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp.
kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp.
ground cinnamon
- 4 tbsp.
butter, cut into small cubes
Directions
- Step 1Preheat oven to 350º. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and grease with cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Step 2In another large bowl, mix together butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg and egg yolk, sour cream, vanilla and espresso powder. Add mashed bananas and stir until combined. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients until just combined.
- Step 3Make crumb topping: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon. Add butter and use fingers (or a fork) to cut in the butter until the mixture looks like small crumbles. Scatter crumb topping over batter.
- Step 4Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool 10 minutes in pan, then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.Slice and serve.
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