This combination of citrus and banana is the perfect match. Try this recipe for a Citrus Glazed Banana Bread that’s the perfect balance of flavors and textures while being extremely moist. Making a homemade sour cream maintains the moisture level in the banana bread. The usage of citrus peel as well as Angostura Orange Bitters creates the perfect marriage of citrus and banana flavor while the addition of walnuts adds great texture.
Citrus Glazed Banana Bread
Ingredients – Banana Bread
- 3/4 cupwhite sugar
- ½cup butter, melted
- 2eggs
- 1 teaspoon Angostura orange bitters
- 1 ½cups all-purpose flour
- 1teaspoon baking soda
- ½teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon orange zest, fresh or dried (optional)
- ½cup sour cream
- ½cup chopped walnuts
- 2medium bananas, mashed
Ingredients – Citrus Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 teaspoon Angosturs orange butters
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1/8 teaspoon of salt
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and line 9×5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper
- Stir sugar and melted butter together in a large bowl. Add eggs and Angostura orange bitters; mix well.
- Combine flour, orange zest, baking soda, and salt; stir into butter mixture until smooth. Fold in banana slices, sour cream, and walnuts; transfer into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool completely, remove from pan, drizzle with glaze and serve.
- For orange glaze, combine all ingredients mix well, add additional orange juice if necessary to get to a consistency where it can drizzle.
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