Banana Nut Bread With Roasted Coconut Crumble Topping And Caramel Sauce - By Epicure On A Budget
- For the Banana Nut Bread
- For the Coconut Crumble Topping
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup light brown(muscovado)sugar
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) of VERY cold unsalted butter,
- cut into small pieces
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut shavings
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- Pre-heat oven with rack at a lower-center position -you don't want the crumble topping to burn)
- Grease a 9- by 5-inch loaf pan and line bottom of pan with parchment paper
- Mix butter & sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until it reaches a pale yellow &fluffy consistancy, about 90 seconds. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating until combined, then beat in the mashed bananas and applesauce/creme de marron mixture.
- Add the flour, baking powder, & salt and beat mixture until everything is well-integrated.
- Crumble Topping:
- In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar. Add the cold butter; pulse until large crumbs form, about 30 seconds.
- Add the coconut shavings and walnuts: pulse the mixture just until combined.
- Spread topping evenly over the loaf & bake until a wooden pick or butter knife inserted in center of bread comes out clean, about 1 hour.
- Allow to cool for 30 minutes.
- For the Caramel Sauce
- * 190 grams (1 cup) sugar
- * 60 ml (1/4 cup) water
- * 8 tblsp unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- * 120 ml (1/2 cup) heavy cream
- * pinch of salt
- Place sugar in a small sauce pan & then pour the water evenly over the top. Set the stove to medium-high heat. Stir the mixture occasionally until sugar has dissolved. Cover pan, turn heat to high, and boil for 2 minutes. Remove lid and continue to boil, stirring occasionally, until syrup turns brown around the edges of the pan. Stir and swirl the caramel occasionally until it turns a deep amber.Remove pan from heat and add butter. Gently whisk, until all butter is mixed in. Allow to cool for a moment and then slowly stir in the cream. If the cream is cold it could boil over.Serve as a dessert with the caramel sauce drizzeled on the plate (or more according to your taste)and a piece of the banana nut loaf on top of the caramel.
bread, topping, flour, light brownmuscovadosugar, butter, unsweetened coconut shavings, walnuts
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/banana-nut-bread-with-roasted-coconut-crumble-topping-and-caramel-sauce-by-epicure-on-a-budget-50083588 (may not work)