For those that have been following my blog for a while, you would know that I claim not to be able to bake to save my life. Well this banana bread post is breaking that myth and it’s giving me confidence to try my hands at baking more often. I really had fun with fingers crossed hoping it would work out and it did. It came out super delicious and moist which is what I guess it is supposed to be. Either way I really enjoyed it. You can add several things to this basic recipe like walnuts, currants, or even chocolate chips. Have fun with it. Post a picture on your social media and tag afrolems so we can re-share your posts 🙂 Enjoy!
Recipe for Banana Bread
Ingredients
4.5 tablespoons of butter, softened
2 ripe bananas
2 eggs
2/3 cup of sugar
a pinch of salt
1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
Method
Mash the bananas till it’s smooth.
Whisk the eggs and set aside.
Mix all your dry ingredients except the sugar and set aside
Mix the butter, egg and sugar and cream it. Add the mashed bananas to this mixture and mix till smooth.
Pour the wet ingredients to the bowl of the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly till smooth incorporating air as you mix.
Pre-Heat the oven to 375F, grease the pan and pour in your mixture and place in the oven. It should take roughly 25-30 minutes to bake fully. To make sure it’s ready, stick a toothpick in it and if the toothpick comes out clear you are good to go. Allow to cool for a bit and serve 🙂
P.S: If you would be adding walnuts, currants or chocolate chips, add it to the mixture before pouring it into the pan while you are incorporating air.
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