Pascal's Banana Bread (Colomba Pascal)

Name: Pascal's Banana Bread
Yield: 8
Ingredients: For the dough, combine the yeast and warm milk in a medium bowl. Mix until the yeast dissolves.; Add the flour and cornstarch, mixing well.; Add the beaten eggs, melted butter, condensed milk, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.; Add the chopped banana puree. Mix well.; Set aside.; Grease a pascal's bread mold with butter.; Place the reserved dough in the prepared mold, cover with a plate cloth, and let it rest for about 1 hour (until it has doubled in size).; Preheat the oven to 180°C (medium heat).; Bake the bread in the preheated oven until lightly golden brown (about 1 hour); Let it cool.; Preheat the oven again to 180°C (medium heat).; For the topping, beat the egg whites in a medium bowl with an electric mixer.; Add the almonds and cinnamon. Mix until the almonds are dissolved.; Spoon over the cooled bread.; Dust with almonds.; Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes or until the topping is lightly golden brown.; Let it cool.; Break off small pieces, using the sides of a spoon. Serve.

1
For the dough, combine the yeast and warm milk in a medium bowl. Mix until the yeast dissolves.
2
Add the flour and cornstarch, mixing well.
3
Add the beaten eggs, melted butter, condensed milk, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
4
Add the chopped banana puree. Mix well.
5
Set aside.
6
Grease a pascal's bread mold with butter.
7
Place the reserved dough in the prepared mold, cover with a plate cloth, and let it rest for about 1 hour (until it has doubled in size).
8
Preheat the oven to 180°C (medium heat).
9
Bake the bread in the preheated oven until lightly golden brown (about 1 hour)
10
Let it cool.
11
Preheat the oven again to 180°C (medium heat).
12
For the topping, beat the egg whites in a medium bowl with an electric mixer.
13
Add the almonds and cinnamon. Mix until the almonds are dissolved.
14
Spoon over the cooled bread.
15
Dust with almonds.
16
Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes or until the topping is lightly golden brown.
17
Let it cool.
18
Break off small pieces, using the sides of a spoon. Serve.

Ingredients

1
For the dough, combine the yeast and warm milk in a medium bowl. Mix until the yeast dissolves.
2
Add the flour and cornstarch, mixing well.
3
Add the beaten eggs, melted butter, condensed milk, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
4
Add the chopped banana puree. Mix well.
5
Set aside.
6
Grease a pascal's bread mold with butter.
7
Place the reserved dough in the prepared mold, cover with a plate cloth, and let it rest for about 1 hour (until it has doubled in size).
8
Preheat the oven to 180°C (medium heat).
9
Bake the bread in the preheated oven until lightly golden brown (about 1 hour)
10
Let it cool.
11
Preheat the oven again to 180°C (medium heat).
12
For the topping, beat the egg whites in a medium bowl with an electric mixer.
13
Add the almonds and cinnamon. Mix until the almonds are dissolved.
14
Spoon over the cooled bread.
15
Dust with almonds.
16
Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes or until the topping is lightly golden brown.
17
Let it cool.
18
Break off small pieces, using the sides of a spoon. Serve.

Directions

1
Prepare the dough: In a medium bowl, combine the yeast and warm milk
2
Mix until the yeast dissolves
3
Add the flour and cornstarch
4
Mix well
5
Add the beaten eggs, melted butter, condensed milk, and vanilla extract
6
Mix until smooth
7
Add the chopped banana puree
8
Mix well
9
Set aside
10
Grease a pascal's bread mold with butter
11
Place the reserved dough in the prepared mold, cover with a plate cloth, and let it rest for about 1 hour (until it has doubled in size)
12
Preheat the oven to 180°C (medium heat)
13
Bake the bread in the preheated oven until lightly golden brown (about 1 hour)
14
Let it cool
15
Preheat the oven again to 180°C (medium heat)
16
Prepare the topping: In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer
17
Add the almonds and cinnamon
18
Mix until the almonds are dissolved
19
Spoon over the cooled bread
20
Dust with almonds
21
Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes or until the topping is lightly golden brown
22
Let it cool
23
Break off small pieces, using the sides of a spoon
24
Serve.