If you're looking for an easy banana bread recipe then look no further. Banana loaf is such a great way of using over ripe bananas, the fruit adds moisture and sweetness to your bake. This recipe can be frozen once baked. Just slice beforehand so you can defrost a slice at a time. If love the warming undertones of spice in your loaf, try replacing a tbsp of flour for ginger. It's a gamechanger! Love a loaf? Try out lemon loaf cake recipe next.
9 ingredients12 steps
Vegetarian
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 170'c (150'c fan).
Step 2
Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin
Step 3
In a large bowl or a stand mixer, cream together the butter and golden caster sugar on a high speed until light and fluffy (around 3 minutes)
Ingredients for this step
135gUnsalted butter (softened)
175gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
Step 4
Add the eggs one at a time, whisking together between each addition.
Ingredients for this step
2Eggs (large)
Step 5
Add the bananas and vanilla extract to the bowl and combine.
Ingredients for this step
2Bananas (mashed)
1 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
Step 6
In a separate bowl, add the self raising flour and ground cinnamon and gently stir together.
Ingredients for this step
250gAllinson's self-raising flour
1 tspGround cinnamon
Step 7
Add the dry ingredients to the wet a little at a time and whisk very gently on a low speed until fully combined and no lumps remain.
Step 8
If the mixture is a little thick, add a tablespoon of milk to loosen.
Ingredients for this step
1 tbspMilk
Step 9
Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and top with the third banana, sliced in half lengthways to decorate.
Ingredients for this step
1Banana (sliced length ways)
Step 10
Bake in the preheated oven for around 1 hour or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
Step 11
Once fully baked, remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out to cool fully on a wire rack.
