25 September, 2018

Banana Bread

Comments : 2 Posted in : Cakes, Recipes on 25/09/2018 by : rachgriff@hotmail.com

This is a recipe that I’ve been making for years.  It’s easy, and you’ve more than likely got all of the ingredients to hand.  It’s ideal to make if you have a sorry, past their best, pair of bananas looking at you from the fruit bowl!

Ingredients:

• 225g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 115g unsalted butter
• 170g granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 large, over ripe bananas, mashed
• 3 tbsp milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 55g chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C and lightly grease a 2 lb loaf tin.  *Baking Tip – I always use Wilton Cake Release to prepare tins*
2. Cream together the butter and sugar in a free standing mixer.  Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Add the milk, vanilla, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt and flour and mix until just combined.
4. Mix in the bananas.
5. Stir in the nuts, if using.
6. Scrape the batter into the prepared tin and spread evenly.  Bake for approximately 50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the bread comes out clean and the bread is slightly browned.
7. Leave the bread to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before removing from the tin to finish cooling on a wire rack.
8. Enjoy!

This Banana Bread is seriously good!  In fact the loaf I made yesterday didn’t last 24 hours, so I made a second today!