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Mary Berry’s Banana Bread
Mary Berry’s Banana Bread is foolproof, super easy and always delicious. A fabulous way to use the brown bananas no one wants to eat!
Original recipe: supergoldenbakes.com
- Yield:
- 12 servings
- Prep:
- 10 min
- Cook:
- 60 min
- Total:
- 70 min
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Ingredients
- 2 bananas (, 1 cup (250g) of mashed bananas)
- ½ cup (115g) softened butter or Stork
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp almond or vanilla extract
- 1 cup (200g) sugar, caster or light brown sugar
- 2 cups (250g) self-rising flour ((= self-raising flour))
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tbsp Demerara sugar (, optional)
- ¼ cup (55g) butter
- ½ cup (100g) sugar
- ¼ cup (60ml) heavy cream
- ½ tsp almond or vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and line a 2 lb (900g) loaf tin with a loaf liner or grease with butter and line with baking paper.
- Mash the bananas with a fork or liquidize in a food processor.
- Add all ingredients into a mixing bowl and use an electric hand mixer to beat them until you have a smooth batter.
- Spoon the batter into the tin and level. Sprinkle with the Demerara sugar and bake for about an hour, or until the banana bread is well risen and golden. A skewer inserted in the center should come out clean.
- Lift the cake out of the tin and cool on a wire rack.
- Make the sauce, if using. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat, add the sugar and stir until the sugar dissolves – do not allow it to boil! Stir in the cream and almond extract until you have a velvety golden sauce.
- Serve your banana bread plain or drizzle with the sauce for extra deliciousness.