Brown Butter Ackee Bread with Walnuts
Ackee's nutty notes are amplified in this loaf by the addition of brown butter and walnuts.
Ingredients
- 1 can (380g) Ackee (approximately 2 cups prepared ackee)
- 1 cup (180g) Brown sugar (not packed)
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 cup (113g) Brown Butter*
- 2 cups (258g) All-purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 tsp (9g) Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp (3g) Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp (4g) Salt
- 1/2 cup (60g) Walnuts, roughly chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and spray or grease and lightly flour a 9"x5"x3" loaf pan
- Sift flour, baking powder and soda into a large mixing bowl, add salt and whisk. Set aside
- In a medium bowl, mash the ackee (a whisk or a rubber spatula does this well, alternately, you could pass the ackee through a sieve or blend it). Add the brown sugar then the eggs followed by the brown butter mixing till well combined.
- Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and pour in the ackee mix along with the walnuts.
- Gently mix till well combined. Pour into prepared loaf pan and smooth top with a spatula.
- Bake for 30 minutes then reduce temperature to 325F and bake another 10 to 15 minutes till done - a skewer inserted in the loaf will come out clean and/or it will spring back when lightly touched.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Turn out of pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.
- Slice and enjoy!
Notes
*I usually brown about 1 cup (227g) of butter at a time, measure what I need for a recipe and set aside the rest for another use – it’s delicious on green beans with a bit of sea salt and garlic.
To brown the butter, place it in a saucepan over low heat and let melt. It will begin to pop and sputter, allow to simmer until it has a nutty aroma and is caramel brown in colour, watch carefully as it can burn easily.