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• The best banana bread with praline toffee crunch topping

Not too much fat, nicely risen, so very tasty. I have tried so many banana bread recipes that were disappointing in taste, rise and crumb. Here is my creation that is really the best banana bread you will every bake. You can make a 9X5 loaf or 8 jumbo muffins. I experimented with cream cheese and butter and found that too much fat is a killer for a perfect crumb and rise. This recipe has a nice high crown with that signature crack in the middle. You can use all-purpose or white whole wheat flour and add nuts if you like more crunch. I use my stand mixer on low speed and add pieces of butter to the dry ingredients. This is the paste method and is a technique for high ratio cakes that prevents the batter from separating and bakes a finer textured cake. I learned this method of mixing cakes from Nick Malgieri in his book Perfect Cakes. He is a great baker and teacher. My experiment here worked nicely in this banana bread. What makes this banana bread even better is the Praline Toffee Crunch Topping. Enjoy.

Oct. 1, 2021, 11:50 a.m.

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