Everybody has a trusty banana bread recipe in their repertoire. It’s the first thing a lot of people learn to bake because it’s pretty hard to mess up. After trying various recipes this is the recipe I’ve settled on. It’s soft, lightly sweet and packs a big banana punch.
My secret to extra banana flavour? Frozen bananas. Just make sure you defrost them before baking.
Ingredients:
2 x Eggs
100g Honey
90g Vegetable oil
106g Brown sugar
1 Teaspoon vanilla extract
1 x Teaspoon salt
1/2 Teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
222g plain flour
340g bananas (Approx. 2-3 medium size bananas - the browner the better!)
1. Preheat over to 180C/ 350F, lightly grease a loaf pan or line with baking paper.
2. In a large mixing bowl beat the eggs, honey, oil, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add the bananas and beat until your desired consistency is reached.
3. Using a spatula fold in the salt, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and flour, mixing until well combined.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 55-65 minutes, or until the loaf is done (when a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean)
5. Remove from oven and let cool for 10-15 minutes before turning out and slicing.
Want to jazz up your banana bread? Try adding half a cup of choc chips, nuts or dried fruit. It’s really hard to mess up banana bread so have fun experimenting by adding fun flavours. Happy cooking!
Lulu Bliss is an Australian honey pie currently residing in Las Vegas Nevada USA. You can reach out to Lulu via her instagram page here.
