Cinnamon Roll Banana Bread

Name: Cinnamon Roll Banana Bread
Total time: 170 min
Yield: 14 Portions
Ingredients: 250g flour (150 g plain flour, the remainder coarse flour); 1tsp baking soda; 0.5tsp Cinnamon, Ground; 0.25tsp Table Salt; 120g brown sugar; 60g butter, softened at room temperature; 2 large eggs, at room temperature; 345g mashed bananas (about 4 medium or 3 large bananas); 80g Greek yogurt; 50g butter; 50g brown sugar; 1.5tsp Cinnamon, Ground; 20g butter, at room temperature; 60g cream cheese; 50g powdered sugar

150—170 Min

Cinnamon, Ground

Moist, fluffy banana bread swirled with brown butter cinnamon sugar and finished with a tangy cream cheese frosting - the best of two classics in one loaf.

Ingredients 14 Portions

250 gflour (150 g plain flour, the remainder coarse flour)
1 tspbaking soda
0.5 tspCinnamon, Ground
0.25 tspTable Salt
120 gbrown sugar
60 gbutter, softened at room temperature
2 large eggs, at room temperature
345 g mashed bananas (about 4 medium or 3 large bananas)
80 gGreek yogurt
Cinnamon Swirl
- 50 gbutter
- 50 gbrown sugar
- 1.5 tspCinnamon, Ground
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 20 gbutter, at room temperature
- 60 gcream cheese
- 50 gpowdered sugar

Preparation

1
Preheat the oven to 175 °C. Line a 23 × 12 cm metal loaf tin with baking paper. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
2
In another bowl, beat the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes. With the mixer running, add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
3
Add the mashed bananas and yogurt and mix until combined. Finally, gradually fold in the dry ingredients until there are no visible lumps of flour, but do not overmix.
4
Melt the butter, then add the sugar and cinnamon and mix well. Spoon half of the banana bread batter into the loaf tin. Pour over the cinnamon and sugar mixture, then add the remaining batter. Use a knife to create a swirl pattern, then transfer to the oven.
5
Bake for 55–65 minutes. The bread is done when a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean with only a few small moist crumbs. Remove the bread from the oven and leave it to cool in the tin for 1 hour. Remove it from the tin and transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely.
6
For the frosting, combine all the ingredients in a small bowl. Spread the frosting over the bread, slice and serve.