The Kitchen Front - Banana Loaf Recipie

While the snow falls outside I thought I'd treat myself to a warm hug of a cakey treat with my mum's speciality Banana Loaf!! The smell alone of this, slowly baking in the oven with all its cinnamon sweetness is a treat in itself and well worth the 90 min wait!!

~ Banana Bread ~

Ingredients:

10 oz Self Raising Flour 

4 oz Butter or Margarine 

6 oz Soft brown Sugar 

2 Bananas 

3 Eggs 

1 Tablespoon Cinnamon 

3 to 4 Tablespoons of Milk

Method:

1. Cream the Butter and Sugar together until fluffy.

2. Mash the banana and add to the sugar and Butter mix.

3. Mix in the eggs with a little of the flour.

4. Add in the milk and the remainder of the flour and the cinnamon

5. Pour into a 2lb loaf tin.

6. Bake in a moderate oven for 1 1/2 hours. - Approx 150c/Gas mark 3/4.

7. Test with a knife or cake skewer if it comes out clean it is ready.

8. Leave to cool in the tin, then turn out onto a wire rack.

Tip : This can be frozen once cooled and will keep for a month in the freezer.

Traditionally my mum would serve this up with lashings of butter on top, and a warm cuppa on the side but I actually prefer it served plain but still warm from the oven, yum!

Enjoy!
Wendy x