12 Thumbs up Banana Bread
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
1 loaf
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar (just under)
- 1⁄2 cup butter, semi-melted
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup half-and-half cream
- 1 1⁄2 cups mashed ripe bananas (3)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1⁄4 cup jumbo raisins
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon cube butter
- hot water to melt sugar
- 2 tablespoons angel coconut
directions
- oil bottom only of 9x5 loaf pan with coconut oil.
- preheat oven 350.
- in first bowl combine sugar & butter.
- place eggs and half and half into a small jar and shake to break up eggs.
- pour over and stir into sugar/butter mixture
- add bananas.
- in second bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt.
- gradually add flour mixture to banana mixture stirring until just incorporated.
- pour into prepared loaf pan.
- poke jumbo raisins in rows across top.
- place in 350 oven on second rack for 75 minutes.
- at one hour mark, poke a butter knife down middle @ cracked area.
- the doughy part should only seem to be at the bottom.
- cover with foil and cook 15 more minutes or until timer goes off.
- meanwhile make the glaze by combining water, powder sugar and butter to a drizzle consistency.
- remove bread and run a butter knife around edge and jiggle to ensure it is loose in the pan (it should not stick to sides of pan).
- get a plate ready, cover top of loaf with oven mitt.
- dump top side down into oven mitt and place plate on bottom of loaf and turn over to plalce bread on plate.
- sprinkle top of bread with angel coconut and drizzle with glaze.
- serve warm and get a smiling 12 thumbs up rating at first bite!
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