Old time mama recipe here…taken out her hand written recipe book. You know it has to be good!

This is a straight-forward recipe, comes together in the time it takes your oven to pre-heat. If you’re a novice baker, these types of recipes are the ones you try out as there is no yeast and as long as you can measure, you should be good.

Banana Bread

(makes 1 loaf)

1/2 cup melted butter (or vegetable oil)

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 large eggs

1/4 cup butter milk

3 over-ripened bananas mashed

1 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. baking powder

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 banana for decoration

pre-heated 350F oven

1. Pre-heat your oven to 350F. Into a boil, add your butter, sugars and vanilla and use a hand mixer to blend, about 2-3 minutes. Add the eggs in, one at a time.
2. Into another bowl, mash bananas and milk with a fork, set aside. In another bowl, add your baking soda, baking powder and flour and stir with a fork to blend.
3. Slowly add your dry ingredients into wet while mixing. Now add the add mashed banana and fold in with a rubber spatula.
4. Line a 9″ x 4.5″ loaf pan with parchment and pour the batter in.
5. Peel your remaining banana and cut in half lengthwise and lay the slices of banana, cut side up.
6. Place in your pre-heated oven for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
7. Allow to rest 5 minutes then carefully lift up your banana bread by holding onto the parchment then place on a cooking rack.

Optional: add 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts OR 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate pieces (fold in with mashed banana)

Top Tip: The recipe makes a dozen muffins instead