Banana bread
Last night it was cold and windy and had this ghalashing for banana bread, hot and steamy straight out of the oven and turned to a quick and trusty banana bread recipe I’ve had for years and never fails. (It was late so excuse the pic) I have done almost everything with banana bread, including making a bread and butter pudding with it.
What you need
2 cups plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon mixed spice (I didnt have but used 1/2 cinnamon and 1/2 ginger)
150g soft butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs beaten
1 cup mashed bananas (the riper the better)
The process
Oven temp 180 degrees celsius
Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl with electric beaters until soft, Add the eggs and beat well, add the mashed banana and mix well.
Sift in all the dry igredients and mix to a smooth batter and mix well again.
Pour into a lightly greased loaf tin and pop into the oven for 35-40 minutes. Check at 35 minutes with a toothpick and if it comes out clean you’re done.
Remove your banana bread from tin and let it cool for about 10 minutes on a wire rack if you can resist the smell. If not, go ahead and cut yourself a slice of the warm delicious banana bread and load it up with some butter, I tell you it is irressistable.
You can also add a palm full of chopped nuts like walnuts to make it a really special banana bread.
I like mine with a good spread of butter. Enjoy!
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Wonderful recipe lovely and light only problem everyone smelt it as it came out of the oven and could not wait to get stuck it needless to say we were trying to piece the slices together as they all just crumbled and broke. Should the load be left until the next day and should it be sliced with a serated knife?
Hi Barbara, If it lasts more than an hour or two and is completely cooled a good serrated knife will do the trick. Next day it will cut very easily. Have a fantastic time G
quickly knocked this out while making other supper it was sooo easy and i will never call myself a baker, thought I would have some left for lunchboxes, fat chance
delicious and easy
Haha, I know exactly what happened to you… happens to me almost every time. There is nothing quite like a fresh baked loaf that is still warm. Have a fabulous day G
Hi G!
This recipe really does look easy! I love easy recipes – dont give me frills.
will be baking this super awesome looking banana bread this weekend – yummy!!!!
Hi Coralie, the easier the better for me as well. Enjoy it and thanks for stopping in. G
Hi Graham,
You’ve done it again – a fabulously delicious and easy recipe.
Di
Fantastic Di, I will be making some this weekend as well.. Have a lekker weekend G