Banana Bread

Ingredients

• Ripe bananas 3 large (350 g peeled)
• All-purpose flour 250 g
• Sugar 180 g
• Unsalted butter, melted 100 g
• Eggs 2 large
• Baking soda 1 tsp
• Salt 1/2 tsp
• Vanilla extract 1 tsp

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat the oven to 175C and line a 23 x 13 cm loaf pan with baking paper.

2. 2

   Mash the peeled bananas with a fork until almost smooth.

3. 3

   Stir in the melted butter, then the sugar, eggs and vanilla until combined.

4. 4

   Mix the flour, baking soda and salt, and fold them into the banana mixture just until no dry flour remains.

5. 5

   Pour the batter into the pan and smooth the top.

6. 6

   Bake for 55-65 minutes until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, covering the top loosely with foil if it browns too fast.

7. 7

   Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool completely before cutting into 8 slices.