Sunday 19 July 2015

Banana Loaf

When ah were a lad, Sunday afternoon meant baking – not as folks do nowadays sitting out in the sun covered in oil, but cakes and cookies hot from the oven.

Now if you’re not much of a baker like me, I recommend a Banana Loaf.  If you ever wonder what to do with those over-ripe, blackening bananas you forgot to eat, this is for you – I’m told that over-ripe bananas for use in cake-making freeze magnificently so don’t have to be used immediately.

This is very simple and pretty well fail-safe.  The recipe came from a friend and worked first-time (for me); the raisins are my idea and I think they enhance the basic product.  I’ve also tried chocolate chips but was less happy with that result.

I’ve also tried it without the sugar (by accident it has to be said, if I’m honest!) and it was very nice – much more like a loaf than a cake (and none the worse for it) so the basic recipe is capable of considerable variation.

So next time you feel like baking but are not sure how to, get a couple of bananas and have a go.