Bourbon Banana Bread
Bourbon Banana Bread is a rich, moist banana bread made with ripe bananas, sour cream, and a splash of bourbon for deep, warm flavor.
Servings: 10 servings
Equipment
- 9x5 standard loaf pan
- parchment paper optional
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 Tbsp bourbon
- 1 Tbsp vanilla bean paste
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed, about 1 cup
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cardamom
- 1/2 tsp salt
bourbon glaze
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar
- 4 tsp bourbon, more or less, to taste
- 1 Tbsp milk, or more as necessary to thin the glaze
- 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
Instructions
- Set oven to 350°F.
- Lightly spray a standard 9x5 loaf pan and line with a piece of parchment paper with long ends so you can lift out the bread after baking.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the bourbon and vanilla bean paste.
- Blend in the sour cream and mashed bananas.
- Toss the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cardamom and salt together.
- Add the dry ingredients slowly to the wet and blend just enough to get everything completely combined. Don't over mix.
- Turn the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 50 minutes, or until fully risen and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out without wet batter on it.
- Let the bread cool before glazing.
- To make the glaze, stir together the sugar, bourbon, and vanilla, adding a touch of milk or water to thin to glaze consistency.
- Pour or spread the glaze onto the cooled cake.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice · Calories: 345 kcal · Carbohydrates: 53 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 13 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 0.4 g · Cholesterol: 64 mg · Sodium: 245 mg · Potassium: 158 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 36 g · Vitamin A: 420 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 35 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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