Banana Bread With Strawberry Compote

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A terrific brunch from party! Simple and delicious party food.

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 350.

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Grease a 9x4x11 in loaf pan and place a piece of parchment paper on the bottom of the pan.

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Beat together the sugars and butter until light and fluffy.

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Add in the eggs , one at a time , incorporating well after each addition then add the vanilla extract.

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Peel and mash bananas.

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Stir into the butter mixture.

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Add the flour , nutmeg cinnamon until just combined.

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Do not over-beat.

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Pour mixture into pan and bake for 1 hour , 15 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the bread comes out clean.

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Remove from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.

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Made the compote while bread is baking by mixing the first four of the compote ingredients together in a medium sized pan and bringing to a boil add fruit and return to a boil.

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Remove from heat , pour into a heatproof bowl , and let cool.

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Serve slices of banana bread with a spoonful of mascarpone or yogurt and spoon over either warm or cold compote', fish with a light dusting of confe.

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Ingredients

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butter, superfine sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, bananas, self-rising flour, nutmeg, ground cinnamon, oranges, orange, rind of, cinnamon stick, fresh strawberries, mascarpone', confectioners' sugar"]"