Desserts
American
AmericanBanana Bread
A moist loaf to use up ripe bananas, three ways. Basic is a simple all-in-one bake; Better browns the butter and adds walnuts; Ultimate is a bakery-style loaf with buttermilk, dark muscovado, a brown-butter crumb and a cream cheese glaze.
Vegetarian
Budget version
Quick all-in-one loaf with oil and ripe bananas.
Per serving£0.29
Total cost£2.30
Time1 hr 5 min
Ingredients for 8
- 3 ripe bananas , mashed
- 120 ml vegetable oil
- 150 g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 225 g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
Method
- Heat oven to 170C and line a 900g loaf tin.
- Mash the bananas, then whisk in the oil, sugar and eggs.
- Fold in the flour, cinnamon and salt until just combined.
- Pour into the tin and bake 50-55 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out.
Equipment
The three ways, side by side
Budget
Quick all-in-one loaf with oil and ripe bananas.
Better
Brown-butter loaf with walnuts and a hint of vanilla.
Ultimate
Bakery-style loaf with buttermilk, dark muscovado and a cream cheese glaze.
