sticky date upside down banana bread: silly little treats

when making this recipe I was not setting out to make THE effervescent, beautiful, magnanimous banana bread better. I mean a diva who pretends it's bread when its really a cake you can eat for breakfast, ICONIC. while also being expoentially better when you use old bananas you forgot about, EPIC. is it actually possible to improve on the original design? but again that wasn't my goal. what started out as a FAFO experiment with some leftover dates, turned into my new favorite banana bread recipe. and it involved literally flipping this classic upside down with a butter brown sugar date topping. can't wait for you to try this.

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sticky date upside down banana bread

makes: 1 9x9in baking dish (9 large servings)

Ingredients:

banana bread batter

• 1/2 cup butter

• 3/4 cup sugar (brown or white)

• 2 bananas (ripe)

• 1 egg

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 cup flour

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1 tsp cinnamon

• big pinch of salt

• 1/2 cup milk or sour cream

sticky date topping

• medjool dates

• 3/4 cup brown sugar

• 1/4 cup butter (melted)

tools

• 9x9 baking dish

• parchament paper

• kitchen aid mixer or

• sheetpan (optional)

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recipe

1. preheat oven 350

2. melt 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter in microwave safe dish

3. measure out 3/4 cup brown sugar

4. add ingredients into mixer or large bowl in the following order, mixing in between:

   1. 1/2 cup butter + 3/4 cup sugar

   2. next, add in 2 bananas and mix on medium speed until mostly smooth

   3. next, add in 1 egg + 1 tsp vanilla extract + 1 tsp cinnamon

   4. next 1 tsp baking soda

   5. next, 1 cup flour

   6. lastly, 1/2 cup of milk or sour cream

      
      

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5. set batter aside

6. slice medjool dates long ways, not cutting all the way through. think hotdog bun.

7. if the dates have pits remove

8. line baking dish with parchament paper

9. melt 1/4 cup of butter

10. pour into the bottom of the baking dish

11. add 3/4 cup of brown sugar, mix around until laying even

12. lay dates in butter brown sugar mixture in even rows until bottom of the baking dish is covered

13. pour banana bread batter over the dates

14. bake for 35-45 minutes, checking as 35 minutes to see if banana bread if cooked all the way through

15. let cool for 15 minutes

    
    

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how to remove from pan:

1. add new peice of parchament paper to the top of the baking dish

2. add a sheet pan over it, laying flat on the dish

3. using the sheet pan, flip the baking dish over

4. remove baking dish, then parchament paper GENTLY

5. let cool 15 minutes (at least) before eating

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