Banana bread

Name: Banana bread
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 3 very ripe bananas; 100g butter, melted; 150g light brown soft sugar; 2 large eggs; 225g self-raising flour; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 75g walnuts, chopped, optional

A moist banana loaf that is a good use for overripe bananas. Keeps well for several days.

Vegetarian

Time1 hr 15
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.23 a head
Oven180°C (160°C fan)

10 slices

Ingredients

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3very ripe bananas
100 gbuttermelted
150 glight brown soft sugar
2large eggs
225 gself-raising flour
1 tspground cinnamon
75 gwalnutschopped, optional

Method

1
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Line a 900 g loaf tin with baking paper.
2
Mash the bananas in a large bowl until fairly smooth.
3
Stir in the melted butter, sugar and eggs.
4
Fold in the flour, cinnamon and walnuts until just combined.
5
Pour into the tin and bake for 55 minutes until a skewer comes out clean. Cover with foil if it browns too quickly.
55 min
6
Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
10 min

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