BANANA BREAD

Prep time 10 mins
Cook time 40 mins
Total time 50 mins
 Serves: 1 loaf
Banana bread is such a classic and delicious dessert! And we have the PERFECT recipe for you! This recipe will give you yummy, mouth-watering banana bread in under one hour!

INGREDIENTS
3 - 4 ripe bananas, mashed
1½ cup all purpose flour
⅓ cup unsalted butter, melted
½ cup brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
a pinch of salt

INSTRUCTIONS


Preheat the oven to 350˚F or 180˚C.
Sift flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda together.
Mix brown sugar and butter together and beat together using a hand blender or stand-alone blender till the sugar has completely dissolved.
Add in the beaten egg and vanilla extract. Blend together on a low setting till it's completely mixed in the batter.
Add mashed banana and flour to the above mixture and beat for 30 seconds (don't over-beat or the bananas will start to oxidize a lot).
Pour this mixture into a buttered 4 by 8 inch loaf baking pan and bake in the oven for 40-45 minutes, or until the skewer comes out clean when inserted in the middle of the bread.
Let it cool on a rack before removing the banana bread from the pan.
NOTES
1. This recipe calls for baking soda as well as baking powder. Don't confuse the two - they're a bit different. Baking soda is usually used in recipes which call for a fruit or vinegar.

2. You can slightly increase the amount of sugar that I have written from ½ cup to ¾ cup (or even 1 cup if you really want a sweeter bread) in case your bananas are not very ripe.

3. If you don't have ripe bananas and want to ripen then as soon as possible, heat your oven at 240˚F and put the bananas in the oven on a tray for 15-20 minutes. The catch? They'll look a bit unappetizing because the peels will turn black but the bananas will be just perfect for this recipe!

4. If you have a few days till you're about to make this recipe, then put your bananas on top of the fridge and leave them for 3 days - trust me it works perfectly!