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Break out some banana bread today for that beautiful baked flavour hit from the kitchens of  denaliamt

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Tried a new way of making my banana bread by microwaving the liquid out of the bananas first and reducing said liquid; so the bread doesn't come out so wet, but still has a ton of flavor. Definitely yielded some delicious results!

Ingredients:

- 1 ¾ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- 6 large super ripe bananas (heavily speckled or completely brown)
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup walnuts, coarsely chopped (optional)
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar

Preparation:

- Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray or grease loaf pan (or muffin pan!)
- Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
- Cut up 5 bananas and place in large microwave-safe bowl, then cover with plastic wrap and cut a few steam vents into the film. Microwave on high for about 5 minutes, or until bananas are soft and have released liquid.
- Transfer bananas to a fine mesh strainer placed over a bowl and allow to drain, stirring occasionally (give about 15 minutes)
- Pour liquid into a saucepan and cook over medium-high heat until reduced to around ¼ cup. Stir liquid into bananas and mash.
- Whisk in melted butter, eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla.
- Pour banana mixture into flour mixture and stir until combined. Gently fold in walnuts (if using)
- Scrape batter into prepared pan. Slice remaining banana and shingle the slices on both sides of the loaf, leaving the center open so the loaf can rise evenly. Sprinkle granulated sugar over the entire loaf.
- Bake for about 60-70 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool bread in pan on wire rack at least 15 minutes, then remove loaf from pan and continue to cool on wire rack.

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