Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Steps

1. 1Brown the butter5 min

   Add butter to a saucepan over medium heat. Stir often. It'll melt, foam, sizzle, then turn golden with a nutty smell. Once browned (do not burn), pour into a bowl and place in the freezer for 5 mins. You want it warm, not hot.

   Watch carefully to avoid burning - brown butter goes from perfect to burnt quickly

   Butter
2. 2Mix wet ingredients2 min

   In a large bowl, mash bananas until mostly smooth. Add 1/2 cup of the browned butter, brown sugar, white sugar, egg, and vanilla. Whisk for 1 to 2 mins until glossy.

   BananaButterBrown sugarSugarEggVanilla extract
3. 3Add dry ingredients

   Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. You can mix these in a separate bowl first, or be lazy like me and add them straight in. Just mix very thoroughly so everything is evenly distributed.

   Don't overmix - stop as soon as no dry flour remains

   All-purpose flourBaking sodaBaking powderSaltCinnamon
4. 4Fold in chocolate chips

   Preheat to 350°F / 175°C. Once no dry flour remains, fold in about 1 cup of chocolate chips. Save the rest for topping.

   Dark chocolate chips
5. 5Prepare and bake1h

   Line or grease a loaf pan and pour in the batter. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips on top. Bake for 60 mins, loosely covering with foil halfway through to prevent over-browning.

   Cover with foil at 30 minutes to prevent the top from getting too dark

   Dark chocolate chips
6. 6Check for doneness

   Insert a toothpick into the center. It should come out with a few moist crumbs, not wet batter. If needed, bake an extra 5 to 10 mins.

7. 7Cool and serve

   Let cool slightly, then slice. Enjoy.

   Banana bread slices better when cooled for at least 15-20 minutes