Recipe: Skillet Banana Bread with Double-Crumb Topping

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Ingredients

Banana Bread
 ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
 ¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
 1 large egg, room temperature
 3 medium sized very ripe bananas, mashed (to equal 1 1/4 cups)
 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
 1 tsp baking soda
 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
 ½ tsp salt
Double-Crumble Topping
 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
 ½ cup granulated sugar
 2 tsp ground cinnamon
 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
 2 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350˚ with the rack in the middle.
Grease a 10" cast iron skillet (or any heatproof skillet) with butter or vegetable oil.

For the Banana Bread
2

Melt the butter and let it cool to room temperature. Mix the cooled butter with the brown sugar in a large bowl. Mix in the egg, mashed banana and vanilla.

3

Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together in another bowl.

4

Add the banana mixture into the flour mixture, combining well. Do not over mix.

5

Transfer the batter into the prepared skillet, smooth with top with the back of a spoon or spatula. Top with the crumble, pressing the crumble gently down into the batter with your fingers. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a wooden skewer comes out virtually crumb free. Let cool completely before slicing and serving.

For the Double-Crumble Topping
6

Combine the sugars, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Add the flour and stir with a rubber spatula until mostly combine. Using clean fingers, mix until everything is well combined.

Recipe: Skillet Banana Bread with Double-Crumb Topping

~ Marla Meridith

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