Banana Foster Bread NOLA Style

Hello!  We are going to make Banana Bread that has the essence of New Orleans.  Come on I know we are going to have fun!  Bananas, brown sugar , and rum is just the beginning.  Come on over, let’s have some fun New Orleans style!

1 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas

1 cup of brown sugar packed
6 tablespoons of melted butter, use for 2 parts
1/3 cup of dark rum
1/3 cup of plain yogurt
2 large eggs
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
¼ cup flax seed
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
Cooking spray
1/3 cup powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine mashed bananas, ½ cup brown sugar, 5 tablespoons butter and 3 tablespoons of drak rum in a non stick skillet.  Cook over medium heat until begins to bubble.  Remove from heat; and let cool.  Place banana mixture in a large bowl.  Add yogurt, remaining ½ cup brown sugar, and eggs.  Beat on medium speed of your mixer.

Measure flour into measuring cups , making sure to level flour with the measuring cups.  Ad flour mixture to the above ingredients.  Mix gently until all ingredients have been thoroughly blended.

Pour into a 9 X 5 inch loaf pan which has been coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for an hour until using a wooden pick, inserted batter comes out clean.

Remove bread from pan and place on a wire rack. 

Combine butter, rum, powdered sugar until well blended.  Drizzle over  warm bread.  Enjoy and have some fun!