Banana Bread

Alex Bangle on December 28, 2022

After some testing I landed on this as my perfect banana bread, my wife will affirm. I use brown sugar to give it a deeper and richer flavor as well as plenty of flavors and spices to bring out the flavor the banana.

How to make Perfect Banana Bread

In a large bowl I start with my 2 very ripe banana’s, mix those down with a fork until smooth, then add in 3/4 cup of brown sugar, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon of Rhum extract (if you have it, not required) and 1/3 cup of melt butter and mix that up with a fork.

Once that is together we now need to add the rest of our dry ingredients and mix as minimal as possible. I do not use a power mixer for this but hand mix with a rubber spatula. Add in 1 1/2 cup of flour, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg and a pinch of salt. You can also add in some nuts at this time as well, chopped walnuts work well, I use what I have typically 1/2 – 1 cup. Gently combine by folding this into the rest of the mixture until it just comes together, some lumps are ok but flour should be combined.

You’ll bake this at 350 degrees in a bread loaf pan for 60 minutes.

Banana Bread Ingredients

  • 2 Very Ripe Banana’s (should be mostly brown)
  • 3/4 Cups Brown Sugar
  • 1/3 Cup Melt Unsalted Butter
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 TBSP Rhum Extract
  • 1 1/2 Cups Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • Pinch of Salt
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
  • Nuts to Taste. Walnuts work great.
  • Bake at 350 for 90 minutes

Butterscotch

Alex Bangle on December 28, 2022

I forget what brought me to making this my first time, I think it may of been trying to create a butter beer but what I found was a delicious home made butter scotch. We’ve all probably had it before in some kind of candy or desert but wow making it home made and enjoying it hot right from the pan was an experience.

How to Make Butterscotch

Melt 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter in a pan, I used a stainless steel and didn’t have issues but non-stick may be easier to deal with, especially if you burn it first time around. After that melts mix in 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream. Boil this for about 4 to 5 minutes until it thickens and comes together. Remove it from the heat and add in 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract (no cheap stuff). You can also add if desired 1 to 2 tablespoons of preferred whiskey at the end. Enjoy! If you refrigerate this it will harden and need warmed up again to use as a syrup.

Butterscotch Ingredients

  • 4 TBSP Unsalted Butter
  • 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1-2 TBSP Whiskey (optional)