Banana Bread

I am by no means a stranger to banana bread, and it is a stark contrast to last weeks very dry Almond Bread so I am looking forward to this.

The ingredient list is short and basic, as were the instructions. None of this double baking nonsense, and it goes straight into a tin, no shaping required!

We've got creamed butter & sugar, plain flour with some bicarb & salt, and a greased & floured baking tin.

Mashing the bananas before adding them to the wet ingredients (butter, sugar & 3 eggs)

Gradually stir in the dry ingredients

And chuck it all in the tin.

Bake for about an hour (turning regularly because our oven doesn't cook evenly).

And there you have it. Moist banana bread. Warm from the oven with a bit of double cream drizzled over it is divine, but I’ll happily eat it cold with a cuppa.

Banana Bread

300g plain flour

pinch of salt

1 tsp bicarbonate of sada

75g butter

100g granulated sugar

3 eggs, beaten

3 ripe bananas

1 tbsp lemon juice

Grease a 23 x 13 x 7.5cm loaf tin. Set the oven to 190C/gas 5. Sift the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda together.

Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl. Beat in the eggs. Mash the bananas with the lemon juice. Add to the creamed mixture, then work in the dry ingredients. Put the mixture into the prepared loaf tin.

Bake for 50-60 minutes, until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.