Banana Bread Waffles With Bananas Foster Sauce

Serves: 4

Clair Leannon

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

46

Sweetness

50

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.25 cups

All-Purpose Flour

1 tsp

Baking Soda

1 tsp

Kosher Salt

1 large

Egg (beaten)

1 cup

Heavy Cream

Directions:

1

For the banana bread: Put a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F

2

Spray a 9-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray

3

Put the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook until the butter turns a deep golden brown

4

Remove and let cool slightly

5

Sift the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon into a small bowl

6

Mash the bananas in a medium bowl, and then whisk in the granulated and brown sugars, egg and cooled brown butter

7

Add the flour mixture and whisk until just combined; don't over-mix

8

Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and bake on the lower rack of the oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes

9

Let cool on a baking rack in the pan for 15 minutes

10

Remove from the pan and let cool completely on the rack

11

Once completely cool, wrap and keep overnight

12

For the bananas Foster sauce: Melt the butter in a skillet over high heat

13

Stir in the muscovado sugar and cook, stirring, until melted

14

Stir in the rum and cook, stirring, until the rum is almost completely evaporated

15

Whisk in the cream and cook until just heated through

16

Add the bananas and cook for 1 minute longer

17

Keep warm while you make the waffles

18

For the waffles: Heat a waffle iron according to the manufacturer's instructions

19

Spray with nonstick spray

20

Slice the banana bread about 1 inch thick, lay the slices on the waffles grates (you may be able to fit just 3 in comfortably), close the cover and cook, pressing if necessary to squeeze the bread, until golden brown and slightly crisped, 40 seconds to 1 minute

21

Repeat with the remaining banana bread slices

22

Serve with some of the bananas Foster sauce spooned over the top