Banana bread - Hartstiging se kookboek
Recipe from Elaine van Vuuren
Makes 1 loaf
Banana bread is a great way to use overripe bananas. It is perfect for a lunch-box snack for the kids.
•5 tbsp (75 ml) sunflower oil
•½ cup (125 ml) sugar
•2 eggs, beaten
•1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla essence
•4 ripe bananas, mashed
•½ tsp (2,5 ml) bicarbonate of soda
•¾ cup (180 ml) lukewarm low-fat or fat-free milk
•1½ cups (375 ml) cake flour
•½ cup (125 ml) wholewheat flour
•½ tsp (2,5 ml) baking powder
1.Preheat oven to 180 °C. Lightly grease a 1,5 litre bread tin.
2.Beat the oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla and stir in bananas.
3.Dissolve bicarb in milk and stir into the egg mixture.
4.Place the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir in the egg mixture.
5.Spoon batter into the bread tin and bake for about 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool on a cooling rack.
Tip
1.Add 1 tsp ground nutmeg and 1 tbsp ground cinnamon or mixed spice to the batter.
