Banana loaf recipe

Hello all and welcome to my new followers recently.
I have had a request from Caroline for the banana loaf recipe I make sometime.

I have two recipes actually and have made both (mainly because I lost the first one and then found it again)

Both are good and very similar in taste, so its up to you which you try. The second makes a slightly bigger loaf but takes longer. Sorry about the poor formatting, it was a copy and paste job.

Easy banana loaf

Ingredients

Serves: 10

·         125g butter

·         150g caster sugar

·         1 tsp vanilla extract

·         1 egg, beaten

·         2 very ripe bananas, mashed

·         190g self raising flour

·         60ml milk

Preparation method

Prep: 10 mins | Cook: 35 mins

1.

Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin. Melt butter, sugar and vanilla in a saucepan over a medium heat.

2.

Remove from heat and add the mashed bananas, mix well.

3.

Add the egg, mix well.

4.

Stir in the flour and the milk.

5.

Pour into the prepared tin, sprinkle with a tablespoon of demerara sugar to give a crunch topping if liked.

6.

Bake at 150 C fan oven (or 170 C regular, Gas mark 3) for 35 mins, until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool and enjoy!

 Banana Loaf 2

Ingredients

·         285g/10oz plain flour

·         1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

·         ½ tsp salt

·         110g/4oz butter, plus extra for greasing

·         225g/8oz caster sugar

·         2 free-range eggs

·         4 ripe bananas, mashed

·         85ml/3fl oz buttermilk (or normal milk mixed with 1½ tsp lemon juice or vinegar)

·         1 tsp vanilla extract

Preparation method

1.     Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

2.     Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large mixing bowl.

3.     In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

4.     Add the eggs, mashed bananas, buttermilk and vanilla extract to the butter and sugar mixture and mix well. Fold in the flour mixture.

5.     Grease a 20cm x 12.5cm/8in x 5in loaf tin and pour the cake mixture into the tin.

6.     Transfer to the oven and bake for about an hour, or until well-risen and golden-brown.

7.     Remove from the oven and cool in the tin for a few minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before serving.