Banana bread
Banana bread
Ingredients
- 100g unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup firmly packed (100g) brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 4-5 bananas (450g total), mashed
- 3 tbsp (1/4 cup) natural yoghurt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cups (250g) plain flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 170°C (not fan-forced) and grease a 900ml loaf pan.
- 2
Beat butter 100g unsalted butter and sugar 1/2 cup firmly packed (100g) brown sugar in a bowl using electric beaters until thick and fluffy.
- 3
Add egg 1 egg and beat until well combined.
- 4
Add banana 4-5 bananas (450g total), mashed , yoghurt 3 tbsp (1/4 cup) natural yoghurt and vanilla extract 1 tsp vanilla extract and stir. Sift together flour 1 2/3 cups (250g) plain flour , baking powder 1 tbsp baking powder and cinnamon 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon and fold through batter. Stir in walnuts 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted (optional) if using. Pour into pan and bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn onto a rack to cool completely. Serve buttered, if desired.
60 min
