Traditional (Plantain) Banana Bread. Slice plantains into four slices lengthwise and place on baking sheet lined with Silpat. Top with bits of butter, then sprinkle with light brown sugar and rum. It is often a moist, sweet, cake-like quick bread, feel free to switch things up with plantain.

The only difference it that you are using Plantain instead of Banana and some sour cream or plain yogurt. But otherwise it taste delicious and the smell is delightful. Grease a loaf pan generously with cooking spray and set aside. You can have Traditional (Plantain) Banana Bread using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Traditional (Plantain) Banana Bread

You need 3-4 of ripe Plantains (or 4-5 ripe bananas).
You need 250 of g/2 cup flour.
Prepare 4 of eggs.
You need 100 g of unsalted butter.
It's 1 cup of brown sugar.
You need 1 tsp of baking soda.
It's 1 tsp of baking powder.
It's 1 tbsp of instant coffee powder.

Peel plantains, slice and puree in a food processor, or blender until puree. Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Banana bread has a softer texture with more banana integrity. However, the plantain bread is a little denser with a sweet but not so intense plantain flavor.

Traditional (Plantain) Banana Bread step by step

Preheat oven to 350°F..
Put peeled plantains or bananas in a bowl and mix by hands. (To have some chunks left in the bread later.).
Put the butter and sugar in a separate bowl and microwave for 1 minute to melt and mix well. Mix with the bananas..
Beat the eggs well on another bowl, then mix with the banana mixture..
Add flour, baking soda and baking powder to the mixture through a sifter for a smoother taste. Mix well with a whisk..
Put aluminum foil in a baking dish, then pour the mixture in. Sprinkle coffee powder on the top. Cover the dish with extra aluminum foil in case the surface gets too brown at baking. Bake for 40 minutes..
Remove the top aluminum foil. The center should still be a little moist. Bake for another 20 minutes..
Delicious banana bread ready to serve..

The best plantains to use for this recipe are the over-ripe plantains. This is when the flavor of your cake will really shine through. Bananas and plantains are similar, yet have a few key differences in flavor and usage. Bananas "Banana" is a term used for the edible fruits produced by various large, herbaceous plants in the. Mix in oil, vanilla, and sugar.