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Sumatra Aceh with chocolate banana bread

February 22, 2016 by jocelyn Leave a Comment

sumatra acehWhen you think of Sumatra, you probably think of a coffee with incredible earthy notes and a heavy syrupy body. This is not that coffee.

Core Sumatra is one of my favorite coffees at Starbucks, but when a Sumatra reserve comes out, I always get excited. They are always so different, and the Sumtra Aceh is no exception. With big fruity notes and a silky chocolate finish, it has quickly become one of my favorite reserve offerings.

Aceh (pronounced ah-chey) is a province on the northwest tip of Sumatra. This coffee is semi-washed with a low acidity and a medium body. It has this great sweet banana flavor, and I love pairing it with Starbucks banana loaf. I had a bunch of bananas that turned, so making banana bread had to happen!

I wanted to make a banana bread that would not only highlight the silky chocolate finish, but the subtle spice notes as well. I decided on a dark chocolate banana bread with milk chocolate chips and a hit of cardamom. The addition of the cardamom adds a spicy herbal note which is reflected in the cup as well.

Sumatra Aceh with chocolate banana bread
 
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Author: Jocelyn Freeman
Ingredients
  • 4 very ripe bananas
  • ½ cup butter, melted
  • ¾ cup dark brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup dark cocoa powder
  • 1 cup milk chocolate chunks or chips
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven at 350°F. Prepare a loaf pan with non stick spray, set aside.
  2. Mash bananas in the bottom of a large bowl. Whisk in melted butter, then brown sugar, egg, and vanilla. Place baking soda, salt, cardamom, flour and cocoa powder in a sifter. Sift over wet ingredients. Stir dry and wet ingredients with a spoon until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
  3. Pour into prepared pan and bake 55 to 60 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing. Personally, I like this best straight out of the oven, but will still be delicious for up to 2 days.
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