Black Sesame Swirl Banana Bread

Classic banana bread gets a bold new ‘do, with striking swirls of black sesame-tinted batter and a crispy, sugar crusted top.

It might look like marble rye, but the flavor is banana through and through. The black sesame adds a hint of nuttiness and depth; it’s an unexpected pairing with the banana, although if you think about it, peanut butter and banana work so well together, and sesame is just a step away.

I was inspired by some extra ripe bananas and Bon Appetit’s Black Sesame Swirl Tea Cake, the main difference here being my cake, er, bread, has bananas in it and thus is perfectly suitable for breakfast (score!)

Ultimately the black sesame swirls are more for dramatic effect, as the sesame flavor is quite subtle in the final product. Although the hint of savory nuttiness adds a little extra something to this recipe, making it more than just an ordinary banana bread.

My perfect banana bread is moist but not undercooked, dense and yet still somehow fluffy, with a crunchy top and tender middle and lots of ripe banana flavor.

This one ticks all the boxes and then some.

(Ok, my perfect banana bread usually has chocolate chips in it too, but in this case the sesame swirls are a suitable replacement.)

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