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Brown Butter & Black Sesame Banana Bread

5 | 3 reviews
This banana bread is one of my all-time favorites. It's rich and nutty from the black sesame and packed with brown butter flavor that is just heaven. Make it on a weekend and snack on it all week.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 12 servings

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 113 grams unsalted butter or vegan butter, 1/2 cup (that will then cook down to 95 grams)
  • 400 grams banana, 3 large bananas
  • 99 grams dark brown sugar, 1/2 cup, lightly packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoons vanilla extract
  • 180 grams all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 cups
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 95 grams black sesame seeds, 2/3 cup, toasted

Instructions 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Add the brown sugar to a large bowl.
  3. Add your butter to a skillet on medium heat. Stir until it is melted. Continue to stir as it begins to foam slightly. When you see light brown flecks begin to appear at the bottom of the butter, continue stirring and keep an eye on it. Things will happen fast at this point. When the flecks turn golden brown remove the butter from the heat and continue to stir.
  4. When the flecks are a deep brown, pour the butter into the bowl with the brown sugar. Immediately whisk to combine.
  5. Let this mixture cool for 5-10 minutes while you mash the bananas.
  6. Once it is cool, whisk in the eggs and vanilla first, then add the bananas. Stir well.
  7. Directly add the flour, baking soda and salt. Stir with a spatula to combine. Split the batter into two bowls now.
  8. Toast the sesame seeds for 2-3 minutes, until fragrant then transfer to a small blender or food processor and blend into a sand-like texture. Add them to one half of the batter and mix.
  9. In a parchment-lined loaf pan, add about 1/4 of the banana batter to the bottom and spread it out thinly. Then add a layer of the black sesame batter and spread it out. Repeat this process until all the batter is used up.
  10. Insert a long skewer into the bread and swirl to create a marble pattern (optional, but fun!)
  11. Bake at 350°F for 50-60 minutes or until the loaf is a deep golden brown.
  12. Let cool, then slice and serve!