Banana Bread
Ingredients
The batter
-
1 ⅛
cup
Cake flour
-
¾
cup
Bread flour
-
2
tsp
Baking powder
-
½
tsp
Cinnamon powder
-
1 ¼
stick
Unsalted butter
-
¾
cup
Caster sugar
-
2
large
Eggs
-
1
cup
Mashed ripe bananas
For decoration
Instructions
- Take the butter and eggs out of the fridge to reach room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 356°F (180°C).
- Sift the cake flour, bread flour, baking powder, and cinnamon powder together and set aside.
- Line the bread form with a baking sheet.
- Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat them.
- Peel and mash the bananas, measuring one cup for the recipe.
- Beat the softened butter in a stand mixer until pale and fluffy, then add the sugar and mix again.
- Gradually add the beaten eggs to the butter mixture, mixing well after each addition.
- Add the mashed bananas and combine at low speed.
- Fold the sifted flour mixture into the batter using a wooden spatula, being careful not to overmix.
- Transfer the batter to the lined bread form and flatten the surface.
- Decorate the top with sliced banana if desired.
- Bake in the oven for 60 minutes, testing with a skewer to ensure it comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven, cool on a wire rack, and serve with butter or whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts (estimated)
Servings
8 slices
Calories
317
Total fat
14g
Total carbohydrates
45g
Total protein
5g
Sodium
19mg
Cholesterol
73mg
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