An uncommon, and a favourite flavour combination of mine, is the Earl Grey and Banana combination! When you compare their notes, Earl Grey has a citrusy tang to it and its slightly floral, complementing the creamy and mellow banans well. As such, I thought to capture this flavour combination in a delicious and fluffy Earl Grey Banana Loaf.

Needless to say, I got to serve this with natural honey and strawberry jam for the full tea time experience. Naturally, that also means a good cup of coffee or tea!

The perfect Banana Loaf should have a good balance of flavours, moisture and sweetness. An additional criteria I have is also fluffiness!

While that might sound daunting to achieve, it’s actually quite doable! The best ingredient you need to have on hand is ripened, sweet bananas. Thereafter, consider adding aromatic ingredients such as cinnamon and vanilla to elevate its flavour profile. Now, you could probably see why I infused Earl Grey to make an Earl Grey Banana Loaf!

Then, make sure to use sufficient milk, or even yogurt, to ensure a nicely moist loaf!

The infusion of Earl Grey into the loaf is via milk, in which I steeped three bags of Earl Grey tea in the milk. Always keep a close look out to ensure that the milk doesn’t get burnt!

A final ingredient that I would strongly recommend is honey. In fact for this Earl Grey Banana Loaf, I coated each slice with a thin layer of honey. Doing so not only provides an extra depth of natural sweetness, the coating also helps to seal the moisture within each slice.

If you would like to change this up, you can also consider adding dark chocolate chips or walnuts – both of which complement this Earl Grey Banana Loaf so very well! However, always be cautious in incorporaitng new flavours especially given how fragile tea flavours could be like.

Otherwise, this is a really easy and straightforward recipe, and I am sure you will be able to nail it!

Without further ado, the recipe.

Earl Grey Banana Loaf Recipe
by Javier Tan November-10-2024

This warm, comforting and fluffy Earl Grey Banana Loaf will be sure to melt away all worries. Pair especially well with honey and jam!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 Cup or 115g Unsalted Butter, Melted and Cooled
  • 1/2 Cup + 2 Tablespoons or 125g White Sugar
  • 2 Large Egg, each weiging 60g, Room Temp
  • 1 Tsp or 5ml of Vanilla Essence
  • 1/2 Cup + 2 Tbspns or 150ml Milk, at room temperature
  • 3 Bags of Earl Grey Tea (Loose Tea leaves work too)
  • 2 Medium Large Bananas, Mashed, total about 180g or slightly more than 1/2 cup
  • 1 and 1/2 Cups or 180g All Purpose Flour, sift if needed
  • 1 Teaspoon or 6g Baking Soda, sift if needed
  • Honey! Strongly recommended

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C and line your loaf pan with parchment paper, leaving overhangs. I am using a 9 x 5 inches loaf pan.
  2. Steep the 3 bags of earl grey tea in 150ml of milk until it the tea’s flavours are well infused into the milk. Remove the bags of earl grey and set aside to cool.
  3. Mix together the melted butter with the sugar until the sugar has dissolved. Then, whisk in the 2 eggs and vanilla.
  4. Add in the mashed bananas and earl grey milk and stir until of a single consistency.
  5. Next, sift and mix in the all-purpose flour and baking soda until batter is smooth. Do not over mix!
  6. Pour into your loaf pan and tap against the counter a few times to even out the mixture and to get rid of excess air.
  7. Bake at 180 degrees C for about 48-53 minutes or until nicely golden brown where a toothpick inserted into the center will come out clean.

Details

  • Prep time: 15 mins
  • Cook time: 55 mins
  • Total time: 1 hour 10 mins
  • Yield: 1 Fluffy and Moist Earl Grey Banana Loaf

Notes:

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  2. Serve fresh at room temperature (on the day itself and up to 4 days) or in a fridge (up to a week). If refrigerated, do remove it 20 – 30 mins prior to serving.
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Enjoy!
Bakeomaniac, Javier Tan!