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Banana Bread

My go-to banana bread recipe. Adapted from Williams-Sonoma Essentials of Baking.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 1 loaf
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 mashed bananas
  • 7.5 oz / 230g plain flour
  • 2.5 oz / 75g wholemeal flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 0.25 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp cinnamon
  • 0.25 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 oz / 30g oats
  • 2 oz / 60g toasted chopped walnuts
  • 2 eggs
  • 2.5 oz / 75g brown sugar
  • 3 oz / 90g melted butter or sunflower oil
  • 4 fl oz / 125ml milk
  • 1 oz /30g chopped chocolate (optional)

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to Gas Mark 4/180°C/350°F and grease and line a loaf tin.
  2. Mix together the dry ingredients (plain flour, wholemeal flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt, spices, chopped nuts, oats, and chocolate if using) and set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs and stir in the sugar, melted butter or oil and milk. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the mashed bananas. Mix until just combined but be careful not to overmix.
  4. Pour the batter into the prepared tin, and if you’re feeling fancy sprinkle the top with some more chopped nuts and brown sugar - it’ll caramelise into a lovely topping!
  5. Bake for about 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  6. Leave to cool in the tin for about 5 minutes, and then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely. If you can wait that long...