The Great Banana Bread

There are many versions of the banana bread which is really banana cake shaped like a loaf.

We thought banana bread with some coffee in the breezy afternoon would do us some good.

Our first attempt at banana bread looked like this.

Please stay even after you've seen this.

We used too much flour and had too little bananas in the mixture. Not to mention, our electric whisk broke down in the midst of whisking! Horrified, we scrambled around for an alternative. The result was a certain pair of muscular arms and the metal whisk part from the electric whisk. Boohoo to blisters :(

Well, now this is our second attempt!! Cheers to not giving up!

It was moist, nutty and sat well with milk in our now bloated stomachs. Wait for the but. We always have one. But it didn't have enough bananas. Maybe just one more banana would do the trick. More banana would make the bread a little sweeter and richer with its flavour.

Introducing the actors of this play:

We mashed and microwaved the bananas for it to be moist and soft.

Then, mix all the wet ingredients together.

It smelled great at this point! So tempted to lick up the bowl but restrained.

Stirred in the flour and walnuts.

Pour batter into baking tin. Had a little design on top! All ready to pop!

That was fun and pretty manageable!! :)

Here, have a go!

Banana Bread

Serves six

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs, beaten

2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

2. Mash bananas and microwave them for 30 seconds.

3. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended.

4.Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

5. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Cover top with aluminium foil if it seems to be browning too quickly. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

Have fun and go bananas!

Love, Rach and Via