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Spiced Molasses Banana Bread with Sugar Crust

Name: Spiced Molasses Banana Bread with Sugar Crust
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 12 slices
Ingredients: 3½ medium (420 g) Banana, very ripe; 1¾ cups (230 g) All-purpose flour; ½ cup packed (110 g) Brown sugar, packed; 2 tbsp (40 g) Molasses; ⅓ cup (80 g) Canola oil; 2 large (100 g) Eggs, room temperature; 2 oz (60 g) Plain Greek yogurt, nonfat; 1¼ tsp (5 g) Vanilla extract; 1⅛ tsp (5 g) Baking soda; ½ tsp (3 g) Salt; 1½ tsp (4 g) Ground cinnamon, divided; 1⅛ tsp (2 g) Ground ginger; ½ tsp (1 g) Ground nutmeg; 1 tbsp (15 g) Granulated sugar, for the topping; 1 tsp (5 g) Unsalted butter, softened, for the pan

A deeply moist, dark banana loaf warmed with molasses, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg under a crackly cinnamon-sugar top.

Oven
2 hr 35 min · 20 min hands-on
Makes 1 loaf (12 slices)
Vegetarian

31–45 g carbs
Sodium 600 mg or less
Sat fat 4 g or less
500 calories or less

Ingredients

3½ medium420 gBananavery ripe
1¾ cups230 gAll-purpose flour
½ cup packed110 gBrown sugarpacked
2 tbsp40 gMolasses
⅓ cup80 gCanola oil
2 large100 gEggsroom temperature
2 oz60 gPlain Greek yogurt, nonfat
1¼ tsp5 gVanilla extract
1⅛ tsp5 gBaking soda
½ tsp3 gSalt
1½ tsp4 gGround cinnamondivided
1⅛ tsp2 gGround ginger
½ tsp1 gGround nutmeg
1 tbsp15 gGranulated sugarfor the topping
1 tsp5 gUnsalted buttersoftened, for the pan

Steps

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with the butter.
In a small bowl, stir the granulated sugar with one quarter of the cinnamon to make the cinnamon-sugar topping; set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, nutmeg and the remaining three quarters of the cinnamon.
In a large bowl, mash the banana, then whisk in the brown sugar, molasses, canola oil, eggs, Greek yogurt and vanilla until smooth.
Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture and fold gently just until no dry streaks remain; do not overmix.
Scrape the batter into the pan, smooth the top and sprinkle evenly with the cinnamon-sugar topping.
Bake 55 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick in the center comes out clean; tent with foil after 40 minutes if the top darkens quickly.
Cool in the pan 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool completely, about 1 hour, before cutting into 12 slices.

Food safety: Don't taste raw dough or batter: raw flour and raw eggs can carry germs.

Contains: Milk, Egg, Gluten.

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