Banana Bread
I saw your photo before this post scrolling down, and I was like “Banana Bread!!” …then I was like…hang on, I dont want to reblog, case its meatloaf or something (having never tried or seen a meatloaf, but it looked loafish)
Banana Bread is the first ‘grown up’ recipe I made as far as baking goes. To mine, I add walnuts, and its heavenly.
It was Nigellas ‘aromatic fug’ that drew me in!
Yours looks lovely, and I am inspired to make some now. Just yesterday Ell was like, “You havent baked in ages”….and I was like…”Thats because I like not getting fat”….
But I will have to give in now….besides its wintry and stuff. Comfort Food Hello!
I decide to make some Banana Bread tonite as my bananas were all brown and smushy. I used the recipe below and subbed the butter with FF sour cream. I will let you know how it goes.
Banana Bread Recipe
- 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
Method
No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.