Bananas Foster Bread Part 1 Recipe (with Video)

Prepare and cool Flambéed Bananas
1. Slice bananas lengthwise, then peel, keeping the sliced side against the cutting board to prevent it from breaking (though if it does that's okay!)
2. Melt the butter and brown sugar in a large sauté pan over medium heat until the mixture is bubbling and mostly emulsified
3. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla and stir to combine
4. Add the bananas, cut side down, and cook for about 2 mins
5. Flip the bananas and continue cooking for another 1-2 mins
6. Pour in the rum, light a long match, stand back, and ignite the alcohol, shaking the pan until it has burned off
7. Continue cooking the mixture until the sauce has thickened slightly, about 1 min longer
8. Remove from heat, cool to room temperature, then mash with a fork until mostly smooth. Can be made 1 day ahead and refrigerated. Bring to room temperature before using
Make Banana Bread Batter and bake loaf
1. Preheat oven to 325 F and position rack in middle of oven
2. Grease a 9 x 4 x 4 inch Pullman loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray, and fit with a piece of parchment paper to cover the bottom and long sides. Grease the parchment paper lightly
3. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt
4. Add the lemon juice to the Flambéed Bananas and stir to combine
5. Combine the aquafaba and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment
6. Whip the aquafaba mixture on medium speed for 5 mins, until thick, glossy, and white
7. Decrease the speed to low, and slowly stream in the oil
8. Add the Flambéed Bananas mixture and combine on low speed
9. Remove the bowl from the mixer. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix the batter with a rubber spatula to ensure it is evenly combined
10. Fold in the dry ingredients in three parts, mixing just until no flour streaks remain
11. Pour the batter into the prepared pan
12. Slice the 1/2 banana lengthwise into three or four planks, and lay these on top of the loaf
13. Sprinkle the loaf with raw sugar and bake at 325 for 1 hour 15 mins
14. Allow loaf to cool in the pan set on a wire rack for 30 mins, then use the parchment paper to lift the loaf from the pan and allow it to cool completely on the rack