Banana bread

[calibrax]

No better use for bananas that are about to go black...



Now I have to resist temptation, and the lovely banana smell currently wafting through the house. If they survive the night I'll be taking these into the office tomorrow!

(they should survive as I've just ordered an Indian takeaway to distract me!)

[ClassicMercs]

The guys in the office were taking the ..... the other day when I was talking about this.

Unknown to me, I got home for dinner (lunch to you southerners) and found a still warm one that MrsMercs had just made.

Straight back to work and they soon changed their tune when they had a taste !

Only twist on mine - MrsMercs is a ceoliac - so mine was gluten free. Just never big enough - and current bananas are all too green.

[lost in espace]

I have 3 bananas in their prime waiting to be cooked in the breadmaker, very easy.

[geordieracer]

Has anyone got a fool proof idiot guide recipe for banana bread?
Mine never seems to be right!

[GrumpyTwig]

If your a bit lazy or don't have time this might be a good substitute:

http://www.soreen.com/our-products/banana.html

[condor]

This one works for me


4oz butter or margarine
6oz sugar (granulated, caster, or mix in some demerara, whatever you have to hand)
8oz self raising flour
2 eggs
2 large or 3 medium, very ripe bananas

Heat the oven to gas mark 4; 180C
Grease a 2lb loaf tin.
Mash the bananas with a sturdy fork.
Cream the butter and sugar together and mix in the eggs
Mix together the two yellow sludges you now have.
Mix in the flour.
Scrape into the loaf tin and bake for 40 minutes then lower teh temperature to gas mark 2; 150C and cook for a further 30 minutes.

Try to let it cool (turned out on a rack) before you devour it.

[Chris Type R]

One of my favorites but the recipes all seem to require loads of sugar.

[geordieracer]

Much appreciated.

[calibrax]

The recipe I always use is the one posted by Asterix on here, back in 2010...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

I actually used light brown sugar this time, which is why mine looks lighter in colour.

EDIT: I don't follow the method exactly... basically, I just bung all the ingredients into a food processor, blend until mixed, then pour into two silicone moulds for cooking.

Edited by calibrax on Sunday 3rd February 20:23

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Calibrax,

I'm a rubbish cook, been know to burn a pot noodle, but I'm going to give the banana bread a go.
(looking to poison the wife )

Looking thru cupboards for ingredients, got them all, but got baking power. Is that the same as bicarbonate of soda? Are they interchagable?

[calibrax]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Calibrax,

I'm a rubbish cook, been know to burn a pot noodle, but I'm going to give the banana bread a go.
(looking to poison the wife )

Looking thru cupboards for ingredients, got them all, but got baking power. Is that the same as bicarbonate of soda? Are they interchagable?

Pretty much, yes, you can substitute baking powder for bicarb, so for this recipe you'll be fine doing that. You'll need to roughly double the quantity though!

(Just for reference though... if a recipe calls for baking powder, then you can't use bicarb. This is because baking powder contains cream of tartar as well as bicarb, and that's needed for some recipes. You can of course make baking powder, I think it's 2 parts cream of tartar to 1 part bicarb)

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Thanks for that, I'll buy some bi carb, just to be sure.

[BoRED S2upid]

Chris Type R said:

One of my favorites but the recipes all seem to require loads of sugar.

Add other things too it instead of the sugar to sweeten it up a bit; honey or dates work well if the bananas are really ripe they are quite sweet enough without too much added sugar.

[Dibble]

calibrax said:

The recipe I always use is the one posted by Asterix on here, back in 2010...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

I actually used light brown sugar this time, which is why mine looks lighter in colour.

That's the one I use and it works well. Our oven is so crap I just cook them until they're cooked. Keep checking with a skewer until it comes out clean.

The only recipe change I do is substitute half the weight of bananas for the equivalent of dried cranberries.

[Chris Type R]

Global banana bread craze -http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/9803182/The-global-banana-bread-craze.html

[Slink]

anyone know an egg free bananananana bread recipe? I would love to try this but cannot because of the eggs.

actually at times, my allergy really pisses me off big time.

[calibrax]

Slink said:

anyone know an egg free bananananana bread recipe? I would love to try this but cannot because of the eggs.

actually at times, my allergy really pisses me off big time.

Funnily enough, I believe bananas are actually sometimes used as an egg substitute in cake recipes, so maybe you could try adding an extra banana and leaving out the eggs. Got to be worth a shot...!

[Slink]

cant see any harm trying tbh, well worth a go. cheers

[Fas1975]

Am trying to make this for the first time this evening. It's in the oven smelling amazing. Will keep you guys posted. Hope I don't poison anyone!

[Fas1975]

Update. Cooling on the tray. Smells divine!