While my daughter was on holiday, she had a banana bread which was unlike the banana bread that I usually make. With her being on a Disney Cruise, I searched American banana bread and came across this recipe. We love banana bread in our house, but they often go a bit too ripe before we have eaten them, I have found a way to Use Up Old Bananas With My Banana Bread Recipe.
Banana Bread is so easy to make and tastes amazing. The kids love to get involved and help and love mashing the bananas. Then adding the mashed bananas to the other ingredients. I have always baked with my kids, as I did when I was growing up. It is important that they not only learn to cook. Also baking teaches them so much more, Plus it has the added benefits of having something tasty to eat. Once all the clearing up has been done.
Bananas have so many uses, and something we always have in our house. If the kids are hungry a banana will give them energy and satisfy them without having to reach for sweets or biscuits. Plus they can be used in a variety of recipes, to make great tasty treats.
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Ingredients
5 x Ripe Bananas
1 3/4 cups self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup of melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
Method
Pre heat the oven to 180 and grease a loaf tin.
In a bowl mash the bananas
In another bowl add the eggs, butter, vanilla extract and brown sugar and mix together. Then add the mashed banana and mix well.
Then add the flour, salt and baking soda and mix together until everything has mixed in.
Pour into the loaf tin and sprinkle some brown sugar on top to caramelise cook for 1 hour, turning half way through cooking.
I turned half way through cooking and then checked again after 15 minutes, to see if it was ready or needed the extra cooking.
It is a lovely moist cake with a crunchy topping, this is much nicer than the banana bread that I usually make, but unfortunately is not the same as the one my daughter had on her holiday. So the search continues.
Do you have a recipe for banana bread, I would love to try it. I have seen a few recipes where you can add chopped nuts, or chocolate chips. I am yet to try these yet. Although we always have nuts and chocolate chips in the cupboard for cookie baking days. My next attempt is my friends Banana, Walnut and White Chocolate Cake which sounds amazing.
Stayed tuned for my next attempt. Or if you are in a baking mood why not try my easy flapjack recipe. This is another fun recipes that kids love to help make. Plus the extra fun of using the syrup and getting sticky.
What have you been baking recently? I have to admit now the kids are grown up. I do not bake as often as I used to. Unless the grandkids are here, as they insist on baking with nanny.
Delicious! Until the first Covid lockdown, I’d never heard of Banana Bread but can well understand how it became so popular.
Growing up,, my mother – and many others – used to bake Banana Cake and ice it with chocolate icing. The aroma wafting out of the kitchen would draw in the whole family to devour a large slice each even before the cake had properly cooled!
Nothing nicer than a warm cake haha. I made banana bread at the weekend for the first time in ages. It did not last long
Love Banana Bread but baked way too much of it during lockdown
We baked a lot of it during lockdown as well
I love banana bread – perfect for using up old bananas – I love to add choc chips too!
I must try adding choc chips next time I make it
yes please – love banana bread – yours is a little different than my recipe – will try soon
I hope you like it
Oh this recipe sounds wonderful with the vanilla. Such an easy bread/cake to make and tastes wonderful.
It never lasts long in our house
My husband loves banana bread, not made it for ages, must try this recipe
I hope you enjoy it
Banana bread is a hit in our household as well as it is so easy to make!
We love it and takes no time to make
We love banana bread. The recipe I use is from an American cookbook, it includes 1 cup of plain yoghurt which means the end result is very squidgy.
I have not seen a recipe with yoghurt in, I will have to try and find it
The other half never lets me throw away bananas so he can make banan bread, but most end up but i end up throwing them as he never gets round to doing it!
We love banana bread
I think I might be the only person not to have made banana bread during the lockdown. I never seem to have any spare bananas – I’ll have to hide some after the next supermarket shop.
That is the usual problem I have as well unless I buy some to put aside to make it
I love banana bread it’s so yummy!!! I make this too time permitting. It’s always a winner with my lot!!! Hope you find the recipe you’re after xxx
It is a huge hit in our house, everyone loves it especially C x
I’ve never been a big fan of bananas but I don’t mind them in the form of a cake or something where you don’t notice the texture as much. It seems like everyone is making banana cake x
My granddaughter hates bananas I think it is the texture with her, I will have to try her on banana bread when she is next over
I made banana bread last week but it was a no bake version. I used a steamer to cook it. Turned out really soft and moist. My kids loved it. I guess that means I have to make it again.
I have not heard of a steamer version, that sounds different will have to look out for a recipe for that
My husband is desperate for me to make banana bread, thanks for this
I hope he enjoys it x
My son likes Banana bread, while my daughter likes to bake, we enjoy most of our cakes in small loaf form, we will try this recipe, great post.
My daughter loves it and at one stage was all she fancied eating, it is so quick and easy to make as well x
Banana bread is one of my favourite bakes. This one looks gorgeous.
This recipe is so easy and is a huge hit, I went through a stage of making it weekly a while back x
banana bread is great for using those bananas that are getting way too ripe for eating. This recipe has been pinned for later.
We lov banana bread and it is the best way to use up over ripe bananas x
looks amazing
It is a huge favourite in our house
Ahh! We love banana bread here. I think it’s great for the kids to have for breakfast.
We love it too and so quick and easy to make