Ingredients

  • 1 12 cups ripe bananas, mashed (about 2 bananas)
  • 1 cup brown sugar, divided
  • 6 tablespoons butter, melted and divided
  • 14 cup cognac or 14 cup dark rum, divided
  • 13 cup plain fat-free yogurt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
  • 14 cup ground flax seed
  • 34 teaspoon baking soda
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 18 teaspoon ground allspice
  • cooking spray
  • 13 cup powdered sugar

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Combine banana, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 5 tablespoons butter, and 3 tablespoons cognac/rum in a nonstick skillet.
  • Cook over medium heat until mixture begins to bubble.
  • Remove from heat; cool.
  • Place banana mixture in a large bowl.
  • Add yogurt, remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar, and eggs.
  • Beat with a mixer at medium speed.
  • Combine flour, flaxseed, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice in a small bowl.
  • Add flour mixture to banana mixture; beat just until blended.
  • Pour batter into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.
  • Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven; cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack.
  • Remove bread from pan; place on wire rack.
  • Combine remaining 1 tablespoon melted butter, remaining 1 tablespoon cognac/rum, and powdered sugar; stir until well blended.
  • Drizzle over the warm bread.