Banana Bread
HB-5153 · Hand-built original · American
A classic banana loaf made with mashed ripe bananas, butter and buttermilk, sliced for tea or toast.
AmericanCakes and baking1 hr 30 minServes 10334 kcalVegetarian
Main ingredient: flour
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
Servings:10quantities adjust to match
Ingredients
- 10oz plain flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 4oz butter, plus extra for greasing
- 8oz caster sugar
- 2 free-range eggs
- 4 ripe bananas, mashed
- 3fl oz buttermilk (or normal milk mixed with 1½ tsp lemon juice or vinegar)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Method
- Heat the oven to a moderate setting and grease and line a loaf tin.
- Whisk the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt together.
- Cream the butter and sugar, beat in the eggs, then stir in the bananas, buttermilk and vanilla.
- Fold in the dry ingredients, pour into the tin and bake for about 45 minutes to 1 hour until a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool in the tin, then turn out and slice.
Prep: 30 min · Cook: 1 h
Nutrition (per serving, where published)
334kcalCalories
5gProtein
53gCarbs
11gFat
2gFibre
30gSugars