Banana Bread

Original source: Kotiliesi - Helppo banaanileipä

Serves 6, 70 min

This easy banana bread recipe is perfect for using up those overripe bananas that nobody wants to eat. It’s not too sweet and can be customized with your favorite additions like nuts, dried fruit, or chocolate chips. A stable recipe for a nice treat lasting a couple of days.

Ingredients

• Overripe bananas: 3

• Butter: 75g (2.65 oz), melted

• Baking soda: 1 tsp

• Salt: 1/4 tsp

• Sugar: 1.5 dl (0.63 cup)

• Eggs: 2

• Vanilla sugar: 1 tsp

• Cinnamon: 1 tsp

• All-purpose flour: 3.5 dl (1.75 cups)

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 175°C (347°F).

2. Mash the peeled bananas with a fork until smooth. Mix in the melted butter.

3. Lightly beat the eggs into the mixture, then mix in the baking soda, sugars, salt and cinnamon.

4. Finally, add the flour and mix well, until the batter is smooth.

5. Pour the batter into a loaf pan brushed with oil and bake on the middle rack of the oven for about 50 minutes.

6. Remove the bread from the oven, let it cool completely, and then turn it out of the pan.

Tips

• You can check doneness with a toothpick; if it comes out clean, the bread is ready.

• You may need to adjust the time depending on your oven. If the bread is about to burn on top but is raw inside, in an emergency, remove the bread from the pan, slice it into several pieces and bake on a baking sheet for a while. It’s not pretty but does not affect the taste.

Serving

Serve the banana bread completely cooled. Ideal as is, or enhance its flavors with a spread of butter or a dollop of cream cheese.