A naughty November treat. This classic takes minutes to prepare and is perfect for using up your old brown bananas. Serve with honey and cream on paper plates and eat around the bonfire!
Ingredients
- 285 g10 oz plain flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 110 g4 oz butter, plus extra for greasing
- 225 g8 oz caster sugar
- 2 free range eggs
- 4 ripe bananas, mashed
- 85 ml3 fl oz buttermilk, you can use milk if you can't find this
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp demerara sugar
Method: How to make Banana bread
Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4.
Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large mixing bowl.
In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until incorporated.
Add the eggs one at a time and mix well, scraping the sides of the bowl to make sure everything is mixed.
Then add the sieved dry ingredients, alternating with the buttermilk.
Add the mashed bananas, and mix well but do not over mix or the cake will be heavy.
Grease a medium sized loaf tin and pour the cake mixture into the tin. Sprinkle the top with demerara sugar.
Transfer to the oven and bake for about an hour, or until well-risen and golden-brown.
Remove from the oven and cool in the tin for a few minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before serving.
Serve with honey and cream on paper plates and eat around the bonfire!
