Banana bread

Name: Banana bread
Yield: Makes about 20 slices
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 125 g (4 oz) caster sugar; 1 medium egg, beaten; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 4 ripe bananas, peeled and mashed; few drops of vanilla extract; 100 g (3½ oz) pecan nuts, chopped; 240 g (8½ oz) plain flour; 1 tsp salt; 90 g (3¼ oz) butter, melted, plus extra to grease

Preparation info

Makes about
20 slices

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

British Food

By Mark Hix

Published 2005

About

The bananas ensure that this teabread stays nice and moist for a few days. It is delicious served just as it is, or topped with jam.

Ingredients

90 g (3¼ oz) butter, melted, plus extra to grease
240 g (8½

Europe
United Kingdom
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 190°C (fan oven 170°C), gas mark 5 and lightly grease a 900 g (2