Challenge 39: Bananas - Banana Loaf
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I realise I'm not the first person to make a banana loaf for this challenge, but it's something I've wanted to try for a long time. I've also been watching a lot of Great British Bake Off as there are 7 series of it on Netflix now, so was feeling quite inspired to do some baking.
I tried to make banana bread once before (a long time ago), but it went horribly wrong (I'm not sure how - I think I put too much banana in and it went very dense and a really weird texture). This time I turned to Queen Mary Berry for help with my proper go at a banana loaf. Recipe is here: https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/banana-loaf.
It was really easy to make and aside from the baking powder, I had all the ingredients all ready in, so that was a bonus. It baked perfectly within the hour and the result was a light and fluffy, very banana-y, loaf.
Unfortunately, I had decided to cook it in a silicon 2lb loaf 'tin' that I'd had sitting around at the back of a cupboard for ages. I didn't grease it or anything because I thought the whole point was that it was meant to be super non-stick. Lesson learned, as I really struggled to turn it out. The resultant mess is under the cut. It still tastes amazing, though!
I tried to make banana bread once before (a long time ago), but it went horribly wrong (I'm not sure how - I think I put too much banana in and it went very dense and a really weird texture). This time I turned to Queen Mary Berry for help with my proper go at a banana loaf. Recipe is here: https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/banana-loaf.
It was really easy to make and aside from the baking powder, I had all the ingredients all ready in, so that was a bonus. It baked perfectly within the hour and the result was a light and fluffy, very banana-y, loaf.
Unfortunately, I had decided to cook it in a silicon 2lb loaf 'tin' that I'd had sitting around at the back of a cupboard for ages. I didn't grease it or anything because I thought the whole point was that it was meant to be super non-stick. Lesson learned, as I really struggled to turn it out. The resultant mess is under the cut. It still tastes amazing, though!
