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    Home » Breads, Muffins & Donuts » Churro Banana Bread

    Churro Banana Bread

    Published: Mar 3, 2019 · Modified: Jul 27, 2019 by Linda Warren

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    Churro Banana Bread is everyone's favorite combination of banana bread and churros rolled into one delicious bread. A moist banana bread, with a cinnamon-spiced crumb swirled through the middle, is baked then rolled in cinnamon sugar to bring the flavor of churros right to the breakfast table. 

    Churro Banana Bread | 2 Cookin Mamas Love banana bread? Love churros? Why not combine everything you love about both all in one deliciously easy Churro Banana Bread.  Moist banana bread is rolled in cinnamon sugar to bring the favorite flavor of churros right to your breakfast table. #bananabread #quickbread #churros #recipe #breakfast #bananas #cinnamon

    Cinnamon Banana Bread

    Have you ever had churros at a state fair, convention or even Disney? Hey, even Costco has them! If you have, you'll know just how addictive they are!

    Do you know where they came from? Some say they were first made by Spanish shepherds while up in the mountains watching their flocks. It was a simple dough to make and easy to fry on their open fires.  Theirs were only sprinkled with sugar but, when it arrived in the U.S., the bakers here began coating them with cinnamon sugar. Double yum!

    Churro - a fried doughnut sprinkled with cinnamon sugar

    Just thinking of those long sweet slightly crunchy doughnuts with tons of lick your fingers cinnamon sugar on the outside is making me want one! And they are definitely a kids and big kids favorite. I can even remember (way back when) my Mom & Dad buying one for my sister and I as a special treat.

    Churro Banana Bread sliced

    So today it's churro time mixed with banana season! And you know that  I always have bananas in our house! Whether they come from our trees or the store there is always a large pile of them sitting on the counter ready to grab for a healthy snack.  Sometimes those stacks get a little over ripe and I know it's time for some banana goodies. I'm addicted to my Double Chocolate Banana Bread and Tropical Banana Bread but I can never get enough of my Baked Banana Doughnuts either. So I guess it's a good thing I have plenty on hand.

    Churro Banana Bread stacked

    Today it was time for my version of  Banana Bread a la Churro. Now, I have to honestly say this is probably only slightly better for you than the fried dough but still sweet and finger-licking good. And you've got to take note of one of my favorite childhood memories, my cinnamon-sugar girl shaker. She's been with me since I was a little girl and it was a favorite of my daughter too. It brings back such sweet warm memories.  Anyone else have a favorite shaker they remember?

    Churro Banana Bread with cinnamon sugar

    How to make Churro Banana Bread

    Churro Banana Bread Steps 1-4

    1. Combine shortening and sugar.
    2. Cream mixture with fork - no mixer needed!
    3. Add eggs and blend.
    4. Whisk in vanilla extract.

    Churro Banana Bread Steps 5-8

    1. Mash bananas with fork.
    2. Add into creamed mixture.
    3. Add dry ingredients.
    4. Stir well.

    Assembling Churro Banana Bread steps

    This cinnamon crumb swirl is optional. If you don't want to add this, just add 1 teaspoon cinnamon to banana bread batter and skip the next 5 steps. The next step would be to pour the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan and then follow from step 14.

    1. In a medium bowl, gather ingredients for cinnamon crumb mixture. Make sure butter is very cold.
    2. Crumb with a pastry blender or fork. I like to use my hands at the end to really mix in the butter.
    3. Pour half of banana bread batter into prepared loaf pan.
    4. Scatter cinnamon crumbs over batter.
    5. Pour remainder of batter on top of crumbs.
    6. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until toothpick in center comes out clean. It's also wise to check on it after 30 minutes to see whether it is getting too brown. If so, tent with foil, if not, check again every 10 minutes or so.

    getting cinnamon coating ready

    1. To finish: Once banana bread is cool, melt butter and mix cinnamon and sugar on a large flat surface.

    brushing banana bread with butter

    1. Brush every side of banana bread with butter.

    Churro Banana Bread rolled in cinnamon sugar

    1. Roll churro banana bread in cinnamon sugar mixture making sure to coat all sides. Tada! One Churro Banana Bread!

    Churro Banana Bread cinnamon swirl overhead

    Just look at that gorgeous cinnamon swirl inside and all that tasty sweetness outside. Believe me, if you love banana bread, you can't pass up trying this version too! Enjoy!

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    CHURRO BANANA BREAD

    Love banana bread? Love churros? Why not combine everything you love about both all in one deliciously easy Churro Banana Bread.  Moist banana bread is rolled in cinnamon sugar to bring the favorite flavor of churros to your breakfast table.
    5 from 2 votes
    Print Rate
    Course: Breakfast
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12 servings
    Calories: 346kcal
    Author: Linda Warren

    Ingredients

    Banana Bread

    • 1 cup sugar
    • ½ cup shortening
    • 2 eggs
    • 2 teaspoons  vanilla extract
    • 3 ripe bananas mashed
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon optional (if not using Cinnamon Sugar Swirl)

    Cinnamon Sugar Swirl (optional, can substitute 1 teaspoon cinnamon in bread batter)

    • ¼ cup brown sugar packed
    • 2 Tablespoons very cold butter diced
    • 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
    • 1 ¼ teaspoons cinnamon

    Cinnamon Sugar Coating

    • ¼ cup butter melted
    • ¼ cup sugar
    • 1 Tablespoon cinnamon

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease & flour loaf pan.
    • Crumb sugar and shortening together in a large bowl. 
    • Add eggs and mix well. Stir in vanilla extract. 
    • Mash bananas and add to creamed mixture.
    • In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. (Add 1 teaspoon cinnamon here if not using Cinnamon Sugar Swirl that follows.)
    • Whisk into banana mixture til blended.

    Cinnamon Sugar Swirl

    • Combine all ingredients for cinnamon swirl and mix with pastry cutter or fork until it resembles small crumbs.
    • Pour half of banana bread batter into prepared loaf pan.
    • Sprinkle cinnamon sugar swirl crumbs on top of batter.
    • Pour remaining batter over crumbs.
    • Bake for 60-70 minutes. Check after 30 minutes to make sure top is not getting overly brown. If so, cover loosely with aluminum foil.
    • Test for doneness by inserting toothpick in center of bread. It is done if it comes out clean. Remove from oven to wire rack to cool for 15 minutes. Remove from loaf pan and finish cooling on rack.

    Cinnamon Sugar Coating

    • Melt butter.
    • Mix ¼ cup sugar with 1 tablespoon cinnamon on flat cutting board or plate. 
    • Brush butter on all sides of cooled bread. 
    • Roll bread in cinnamon-sugar mixture until lightly coated. 
    • Store in a sealed ziploc bag or wrap tightly in foil.

    Notes

    Can be wrapped in foil and frozen for later use.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 346kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 251mg | Potassium: 144mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 235IU | Vitamin C: 2.6mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1.3mg

    Recipe and photos have been updated for your enjoyment. Original post was published on April 22, 2015.

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