Ingredients
20 minutes preparation time + 50 minutes baking time 
10-12 Banana loaf
- 150g salted butter (I’ve used Westgold)
- 4 large, very overripe bananas (roughly 525g once peeled and mashed)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Small pinch ground clove
- Small pinch of freshly grated nutmeg or ground nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup raw sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup thick unsweetened Greek yoghurt
- Squeeze of lemon juice
- 2 cups plain all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon bi-carb soda
- Pinch of sea salt
Salted maple butter (optional)
- 125g salted butter, softened (I’ve used Westgold)
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- Pinch of flakey sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon plain flour
Method
Browned butter
- Add the butter to a small saucepan and melt over medium heat, stirring continuously throughout the process.
- Once the butter is melted keep on the heat and continue to simmer until the butter starts foaming and brown caramelised pieces appear on the bottom of the pan. The butter should now look golden and smell beautifully nutty and caramelised.
- Immediately remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly.
Banana loaf
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F.
- In a large mixing bowl add the 4 large bananas and mash well.
- Add the slightly cooled browned butter, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, vanilla, sugar, eggs, yoghurt, and a squeeze of lemon, then whisk to combine.
- Next, add the flour, baking powder, bi-carb soda, and salt, then fold in to combine.
- Pour into a pre-lined loaf tin and bake at 180°C/350°F for 50 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and set aside to cool in the pan for 30 to 60 minutes before turning out and slicing.
- Serve warm with or without the maple butter or cold from the fridge the following day.
Salted maple butter (optional)
- In a small bowl add the softened butter with the maple syrup and salt.
- Stir until well incorporated. If you find it separates simply add half a teaspoon of all-purpose flour to the mixture and stir thoroughly. This should solve the problem and result in a perfectly smooth emulsion.
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