Browned Butter Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups butter
• 3 verys ripe bananas
• 0.25 cups brown sugar
• 0.25 cups white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon , Optional
• 0.5 teaspoons ground nutmeg , Optional

Instructions

1. 1

   Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; bring to a low simmer and cook, stirring frequently, until butter is browned, fragrant, and foamy, with brown bits in it, 5 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes. Measure 1/3 cup of browned butter; reserve remaining browned butter for another use.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.

3. 3

   Mash bananas in a large bowl; stir in brown sugar, white sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and 1/3 cup brown butter.

4. 4

   Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Fold flour mixture into banana mixture just until all ingredients are moistened; pour into prepared pan.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.