Banana Bread
By Groceree
Also known as Banana Loaf
A moist, tender loaf made with very ripe, blackened bananas, brown sugar, melted butter and a little cinnamon, with a crackly sugared top. The best use for bananas left too long in the fruit bowl.
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- Servings
- Makes 1 loaf
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 1 h
- Total
- 1 h 30 min
Ingredients
ripe bananas3
butter100 g
light brown sugar150 g
eggs2
vanilla extract1 tsp
plain flour225 g
bicarbonate of soda1 tsp
ground cinnamon1 tsp
salt½ tsp
walnuts (optional)60 g- demerara sugar1 tbsp
- banana (optional)1
Instructions
- 01
Heat the oven to 175°C and line a 900 g loaf tin.
- 02
Melt the and leave it to cool slightly. Mash the very ripe, blackened and stir in the melted , , and .
- 03
Roughly chop the , if using. Fold in the , , and until just combined, then the chopped .
- 04
Pour into the tin, sprinkle with and, if you like, halve the extra lengthways and lay it on top.
- 05
Bake for 55 to 65 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Cover with foil if it browns too fast.
- 06
Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then on a rack.
Notes
- The riper and blacker the bananas, the sweeter and moister the loaf.
- Stir as little as possible once the flour goes in, for a tender crumb.
- It is even better the next day, toasted with butter.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 300 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 12 g
Estimated from the ingredients.
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