serves
8
prep
15 minutes
cook
1 hour
difficulty
Easy
serves
8
people
preparation
15
minutes
cooking
1
hour
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 120 g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
- 285 g (1¼ cups) brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
- 2 ove-ripe bananas, mashed
- 2 eggs
- 225 g (1½ cups) plain flour
- pinch salt
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 24 cm x 13 cm loaf tin.
- Place the butter, sugar and vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat for 2 minutes or until creamy.
- With the motor running, add the eggs, one at a time, then the mashed banana and beat until well combined. Sift in the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda and stir until just combined. Pour into prepared tin and bake for 1 hour or until a skewer withdraws clean.
Photography by Adam Liaw.
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Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
