Easy Banana Bread
Quick and delicious, this easy banana bread recipe is the perfect solution for using up overripe bananas.With just 10 minutes of prep time, you can enjoy a delightful homemade treat that's bursting with flavor!
Ingredients
- 440 grams (15.5 ounces) bananas over ripe and mashed - (just over 1 ⅓ cups or 5 large)
- 100 grams (3.9 ounces) butter melted
- 100 grams (.39 ounces) brown sugar lightly packed
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 level teaspoon mixed spice powder
- 250 grams (8.8 ounces plain flour all purpose flour
- 2 level teaspoons baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease and line a 13 x 23 cm (5 x 9 inch) loaf pan.
- Mash the bananas in a large mixing bowl, add butter, brown sugar, beaten eggs, vanilla and mixed spice powder mix well with a wooden spoon.
- Add the flour and baking soda, mix until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, use the back of a spoon even out the batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35-50 minutes or until cooked. To test if the banana bread is cooked, insert a skewer into the centre of the loaf, if it comes out clean it is cooked.Tip: Check the cake about 30 minutes. If the top of the cake looks like it is going too dark, loosely over the cake with a piece of aluminium foil, this will prevent burning.
- Remove from the oven and cool in the tin of 10 minutes, before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Total calories in a loaf is about 2544 calories.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 212kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 4gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 256mgPotassium: 175mgFiber: 2gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 271IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 19mgIron: 1mg
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