My usual morning routine before work consists of going to Starbucks and grabbing my chai tea latte and banana loaf. Lately I’ve been making my chai tea latte at home using the Tazo Chai Tea Latte Concentrate. Which then made me wonder…why don’t I just make the banana loaf at home?? After numerous trial and error, I’ve finally come up with the banana loaf recipe along with a personal twist 🙂
INGREDIENTS: – 1 ¾ cup of flour STREUSEL LAYER DIRECTIONS: 1) Preheat the oven to 350°F. Ensure the rack is in the middle position in the oven. 4) In a large bowl, cream butter for 5 minutes. Add the sugar and continue to cream until light and fluffy. 8) Combine the brown sugar and cinnamon mixture together. Add half of the mixture on top of the loaf.STARBUCKS BANANA LOAF
– 2 tsp of baking powder
– ½ tsp of baking soda
– ½ tsp of salt
– ²⁄³ cup of sugar
– ¹⁄³ cup of butter
– 1 tsp of vanilla extract
– 3-4 ripe bananas
– 2 tbsp of milk
– 2 eggs
– ¾ cup of brown sugar
– 1 tbsp of cinnamon
2) In a medium sized bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix well.
3) In a small bowl, mash the bananas until you have reached a chunky creamy texture. Set aside
5) Add in the vanilla, mashed bananas, milk and eggs. Mix until combined
6) Add the flour mixture in with the banana mixture and mix until just combined.
7) Pour half of the batter into a greased 8×4 inch loaf pan.
9) Add the remaining batter onto the loaf. Top with the remaining streusel mixture.
10) Bake for 45 minutes, rotating the pan once halfway. To ensure the loaf has been cooked thoroughly, insert a toothpick into the center of the loaf. If the inserted toothpick comes out clean, the loaf is cooked.
11) Cool on a cooling rack for 5 minutes and ENJOY!!!
Cooking with Bina 