Salted Caramel Banana Bread

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• Bread:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• Glaze:
• 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
• 1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

Whisk flour, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt together in a bowl.

Beat 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until combined. Beat bananas and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract into butter mixture. Gradually add flour mixture, beating on low speed, just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool in the pan for 20 minutes. Run knife around edges of bread and transfer to a wire rack.

Heat 1/4 cup brown sugar and 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly with a whisk, until sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute. Stir cream into brown sugar mixture and remove saucepan from heat. Stir 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt into cream mixture until glaze is smooth. Drizzle glaze over loaf.