Banana Bread

When you have overriped banana never throw them away! Best for making banana bread and makes a great breakfast on-the-go. This is the easiest  banana bread recipe. Loaded with ripe bananas, tangy-sweet raisins and toasted walnuts.

Ingredients:

•  3 very very ripe large bananas 
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 115g butter, softened
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1½ cups plain flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup walnuts
• ½ cup raisins

Method:

Preheat oven to 180ºC/160ºC for fan assist oven. Grease and flour a 2lb bread loaf pan.  

Lightly roast walnuts on a pan, continuously stirring so not to burn the walnuts. Coarsely chop and cool to room temperature.

In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Mash bananas with fork  until the consistency of chunky applesauce and add them to the batter along with 2 eggs, mixing until belnded.

In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Add the sifted ingredients to the batter. Add the vanilla extract and mix in chopped walnuts and raisins. 

Pour into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until the skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. let the banana bread rest for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.