Pan Fried Banana Bread

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Imagine your favorite Chocolate Chip Banana Bread. Now imagine your favorite chocolate chip banana bread pan-fried in butter.

Use your own recipe or follow my super-easy chocolate chip banana bread recipe that gets into the oven in 15 minutes. But don't miss out on a warm, melting chocolatey slice of pan fried banana bread, whether you top it with ice cream and butterscotch sauce or just eat it straight with your fingers.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1 10

Total Time1 25

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Unspecified

Servings: slices

Calories: 308kcal

Author: Joanne Stekler

Equipment

1 9 by 5 inch or 8.5 by 4.5 inch loaf pan

Ingredients

1 tablespoon shredded, unsweetened coconut for flouring the pan
4 tablespoon unsalted butter softened, plus extra for greasing the pan and the pan fried banana bread
1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
2 cups very ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium bananas)
1 egg
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 ¼ cup (156 grams) bleached, all-purpose flour
½ cup (62 grams) whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1¼ cup chocolate chips, divided

Instructions

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a loaf pan and use the coconut to coat the inside.
4 tablespoon unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon shredded, unsweetened coconut
Sift or whisk the dry ingredients together in a small mixing bowl.
1 ¼ cup (156 grams) bleached, all-purpose flour, ½ cup (62 grams) whole wheat flour, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon baking soda
In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a medium mixing bowl if using a hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until it is light, about 3 to 5 minutes. Scrape down the bowl as necessary.
4 tablespoon unsalted butter, 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
Add the bananas and beat until softened. Add the egg and orange juice and beat on medium speed for one minute.
2 cups very ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium bananas), 1 egg, 1 tablespoon orange juice
Add the dry ingredients and stir or mix on low until incorporated.
Add 1 cup of the chocolate chips, reserving the remaining quarter cup for the topping, and mix by hand
1¼ cup chocolate chips, divided
Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan and top with the reserved chocolate chips.
Bake for 65 to 75 minutes on a rack in the middle of the oven until a toothpick or knife inserted into it comes out clean. Check at about 50 to 55 minutes and cover with foil if the banana bread is browning too quickly.
Cool in the pan for about 10 minutes and then turn the chocolate chip banana bread onto a cooling rack to cool completely before slicing.

Pan Fried Banana Bread

Slice cooled banana bread into slices ½ to 1 inch thick.
Heat a small cast iron or other skillet over low heat and add a ½ tablespoon of butter per slice of banana bread.
Add the banana bread and cook until browned, about three minutes. Use a spatula to carefully flip the slice over, add another ½ tablespoon of butter per slice and cook for another two to three minutes. Serve warm.

Notes

Use very ripe brown to even spotted black bananas in this one bowl banana bread for the best banana flavor.

When determining if your banana bread is fully baked, you may need to check in a few places if you stick a toothpick into a chocolate chip.

The banana bread can be sliced when warm, but it's better after it has cooled completely. If you wrap the cooled loaf in foil, the crust will soften, which tasters preferred.

Store at the baked loaf of chocolate chip banana bread at room temperature for up to one week or freeze the whole loaf for three to six months. Pan fried banana bread can be stored in the refrigerator for a few days, but it is best eaten fresh!

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