Banana Bread (Classic)

Name: Banana Bread (Classic)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 3 very ripe bananas, mashed; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1/3 cup melted butter; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 tsp cinnamon; pinch salt

A moist, lightly spiced Australian banana bread best made with very ripe bananas. Using bananas that are properly spotted and soft, not just yellow, gives this loaf its natural sweetness and moist crumb without needing extra sugar.

Total time

70 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

60 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Australian

vegetarian

Ingredients

3very ripe bananas, mashed

1/2 cupcaster sugar

1/4 cupbrown sugar

2eggs

1/3 cupmelted butter

1 tspvanilla extract

1 1/2 cupsplain flour

1 tspbaking powder

1/2 tspbicarbonate of soda

1 tspcinnamon

pinchsalt

Instructions

Mix bananas, both sugars, eggs, melted butter and vanilla.

Fold in flour, baking powder, bicarb, cinnamon and salt until just combined.

Pour into a greased loaf tin.

Bake at 180°C for 55-60 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.

Cool in tin 10 minutes before turning out.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

493

Protein

8.2g

Fat

18.2g

Carbs

74.5g

Fiber

1.6g

Sodium

2266mg

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