Banana Loaf

 

So I still had quite a few over ripe bananas left over after making my banana & white chocolate muffins, that I decided to make a banana loaf.

I thought this would be good to have for breakfast with some Nutella or whenever I was feeling peckish and with the weather being so miserable this weekend, what better way to cheer oneself up by eating cake?!!

Ingredients:

• 250g plain flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• pinch of salt
• 115g butter
• 115g dark brown soft sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 500g mashed bananas (about 4 and a half depending on size)

Preheat the oven to 180C/gas mark 4. Lightly grease and lin a 23x13cm loaf tin .

In a large bowl, combine the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt.

In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar together. Stir in the eggs and mashed  bananas until well blended. Add the flour mixture, stir until combined but don't over mix.

Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and bake for 60-65 minutes, until a knife inserted into the centre of the loaf comes out clean. You may need to cover in foil before the loaf if cooked to prevent the loaf from browning too much.

Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire cooling rack.