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Banana Bread Recipes - courtesy of my fantastic mum!
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Delicious Banana Bread Recipes
I guess the title says it all really - this website is all about the delicious banana bread recipes that my mum has been baking for years!
Fantastic banana bread recipes that are easy enough for anyone to make
Give these a try - I know you won't be disappointed!
The banana bread recipes listed on this lens have been baked time and again in our family, and we never get sick of them. Sure, we have found other types of bread that we love, but we keep coming back to these 'tried and tested' family favourites.
It seems strange to be writing about banana bread, but as far as I am concerned it is an all time classic comfort food. It might be a disaster for your waistline, but it's fantastic for your most important senses - your taste and smell!
Just the smell of freshly baked banana bread, or any bread for that matter, and I am instantly taken back to being a kid, and trying to pinch a slice whilst it's still warm, and my mum's back was turned. Come to think of it, this memory coincides with my earliest memories of indigestion as well!
It seems strange to be writing about banana bread, but as far as I am concerned it is an all time classic comfort food. It might be a disaster for your waistline, but it's fantastic for your most important senses - your taste and smell!
Just the smell of freshly baked banana bread, or any bread for that matter, and I am instantly taken back to being a kid, and trying to pinch a slice whilst it's still warm, and my mum's back was turned. Come to think of it, this memory coincides with my earliest memories of indigestion as well!
The ingredients ...
8oz (225gms) of plain flour.
1/2 level teaspoon of baking soda.
1/2 level teaspoon of salt.
2 level teaspoons of baking powder.
5oz (150gms) of caster (super fine) sugar.
6oz (175gms) of raisins.
4oz (100gms) of unsalted butter.
2 medium eggs.
4 small bananas (very ripe!).
1 level teaspoon of vanilla extract.
1/2 level teaspoon of baking soda.
1/2 level teaspoon of salt.
2 level teaspoons of baking powder.
5oz (150gms) of caster (super fine) sugar.
6oz (175gms) of raisins.
4oz (100gms) of unsalted butter.
2 medium eggs.
4 small bananas (very ripe!).
1 level teaspoon of vanilla extract.
Putting it all together ...
1. Turn your oven on to 180c/350f/gas mark 4.
2. Put the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a mixing bowl, and give them a quick mix with your hands (take your rings off first!).
3. Cut the butter into 18 cubes, and place in the mixing bowl. Use your fingers to mix these ingredients together, until you have something that resembles breadcrumbs.
4. Beat the eggs with the vanilla extract, and pour into the mixing bowl. Stir the mixture vigorously with a wooden spoon, until it resembles a thick porridge.
5. Stir in the raisins.
6. Peel the bananas, and place them into a bowl - ensuring any hard and stringy bits are removed. Mash with a fork, until they resemble a baby dinner.
7. Add the banana mash to the cake mixture, and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon.
8. Grease the loaf tin with a little butter (even if it is a non-stick loaf tin).
9. Pour the mixture into the loaf tin, and place in the oven for between 50 and 65 minutes (oven cooking times often vary a lot!).
10. You can check if your banana bread is properly baked, by sticking a knitting needle into it (well that's what my mum used, so that's what I use as well!). If any of the mixture sticks to the needle, it isn't ready.
A top tip ...
If you don't like the odd burned bit around the top of your banana bread, split the mixture between two loaf tins.
2. Put the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a mixing bowl, and give them a quick mix with your hands (take your rings off first!).
3. Cut the butter into 18 cubes, and place in the mixing bowl. Use your fingers to mix these ingredients together, until you have something that resembles breadcrumbs.
4. Beat the eggs with the vanilla extract, and pour into the mixing bowl. Stir the mixture vigorously with a wooden spoon, until it resembles a thick porridge.
5. Stir in the raisins.
6. Peel the bananas, and place them into a bowl - ensuring any hard and stringy bits are removed. Mash with a fork, until they resemble a baby dinner.
7. Add the banana mash to the cake mixture, and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon.
8. Grease the loaf tin with a little butter (even if it is a non-stick loaf tin).
9. Pour the mixture into the loaf tin, and place in the oven for between 50 and 65 minutes (oven cooking times often vary a lot!).
10. You can check if your banana bread is properly baked, by sticking a knitting needle into it (well that's what my mum used, so that's what I use as well!). If any of the mixture sticks to the needle, it isn't ready.
A top tip ...
If you don't like the odd burned bit around the top of your banana bread, split the mixture between two loaf tins.
The various stages of 'putting it altogether'
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A couple of twists definitely worth trying !!!
Why not try adding nuts and/or booze to the standard recipe described above.
I think walnuts go really well with banana bread, but I guess any kind of nut will be ok. All you need to do is cut the nuts into 'raisin size' pieces, and stir about 3/4 of a cup into the mixture.
The best way to add booze to your banana bread is to put 8 tablespoons of rum or brandy into a small saucepan with the raisins, and bring them to the boil. Then, remove them from the heat, and leave them to fully cool down, which shouldn't take any longer than 1 1/2 hours.
I think walnuts go really well with banana bread, but I guess any kind of nut will be ok. All you need to do is cut the nuts into 'raisin size' pieces, and stir about 3/4 of a cup into the mixture.
The best way to add booze to your banana bread is to put 8 tablespoons of rum or brandy into a small saucepan with the raisins, and bring them to the boil. Then, remove them from the heat, and leave them to fully cool down, which shouldn't take any longer than 1 1/2 hours.
Why just limit yourself to banana bread recipes ?
It might seem a strange thing for a middle aged man to admit to, but I really enjoy baking bread. It might be a very simple, and inexpensive hobby, but, for me, it is very relaxing, and very satisfying. Golf is another hobby of mine, but that is never relaxing, and seldom satisfying!
If you are interested in trying something a little more challenging than banana bread, I don't think you will find anything better than Jeffrey Hamelman's book - Bread: A Baker's Book of Techniques and Recipes
Happy bread making !!!
If you are interested in trying something a little more challenging than banana bread, I don't think you will find anything better than Jeffrey Hamelman's book - Bread: A Baker's Book of Techniques and Recipes
Happy bread making !!!
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This is my first lens, so any suggestions on how I could improve it would be much appreciated.
squidfun wrote...
Such wonderfully complete instructions, have printed your recipe to try it out. Thanks!
Posted October 23, 2007
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garyalanbooth
A bit different to my mum's recipe. I'll try it and report back!
Posted September 05, 2007
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