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Try this classic banana bread recipe, then check out all our best banana bread recipes including vegan banana bread, healthy banana bread and gluten-free banana bread.

Ingredients

  • 125g butter, softened (you can use any kind but if unsalted add a pinch of salt with the flour) plus extra for the tin
  • 125g soft light brown sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 225g plain flour
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 450g unpeeled weight (about 3-4) ripe bananas, mashed

Method

  • STEP 1

    Butter a 900g loaf tin, then line with a wide strip of baking paper.

  • STEP 2

    Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Beat the butter and sugar in a bowl with electric beaters for a 2-3 minutes or until fluffy. Tip in the baking powder and half the flour, half the eggs and half the bananas, and mix well (this will help prevent the mixture splitting). Add the rest of the flour, eggs and bananas, and mix to a batter.

  • STEP 3

    Spoon into the loaf tin and level out. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes then turn out of the tin and cool completely on a wire rack before serving.

Authors

Janine Ratcliffe Portrait
Janine RatcliffeFood director
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