Sandy’s Banana Bread Recipe

Stop throwing your overripe bananas in the bin – try Sandy’s Banana Bread and you’ll never waste a banana again!

 

Sandy’s Banana Bread

This banana bread is a firm favourite, it’s very versatile. Add in any of the optional ingredients or leave them all out for banana bread purists!

Members of the FareShare Greater Manchester team can all vouch for how tasty this is, as Sandy often brings loaves into work using some of our surplus bananas.

This recipe makes around 1.5kg of batter – enough for a double batch – before adding any extra optional ingredients like nuts & chocolate chips.

Ingredients:

• 3 ripe bananas (mashed with a fork)
• 200g self raising flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp bicarb
• 125g caster sugar (I usually reduce)
• 75g soft margarine
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 eggs
• Grated rind of ½ lemon (optional)
• 50 g walnuts (optional)
• 50g raisins (optional)
• Chocolate chunks (optional)

Method:

• Grease and line 2 x 1lb loaf tins.  Set the oven to 180 degrees
• Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl.  Beat for about 3 minutes by hand using a wooden spoon, or for 2 minutes in an electric mixer, until smooth.  Pour into the prepared tin.
• Bake for around 55 minutes.  Cool on a wire rack.