BBC iD

Sign in

bbc.co.uk navigation

BBC

Banana bread

Veg

Banana bread

This is an easy recipe that gives perfect results every time. Be sure to use overripe bananas and the right sized tin.

Ingredients

Preparation method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

  2. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large mixing bowl.

  3. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

  4. Add the eggs, mashed bananas, buttermilk and vanilla extract to the butter and sugar mixture and mix well. Fold in the flour mixture.

  5. Grease a 20cm x 12.5cm/8in x 5in loaf tin and pour the cake mixture into the tin.

  6. Transfer to the oven and bake for about an hour, or until well-risen and golden-brown.

  7. Remove from the oven and cool in the tin for a few minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before serving.

Less than 30 mins preparation time

30 mins to 1 hour cooking time

Makes 1 loaf

Recipe binder

Favourites are coming soon!

Find out more

Share this page

335 people have recommended this recipe

Sign in to recommend

Quick recipe finder

Type the ingredients you want to use, then click Go. For better results you can use quotation marks around phrases (e.g. "chicken breast"). Alternatively you can search by chef, programme, cuisine, diet, or dish (e.g. Lasagne).

Advanced search options

This recipe is from...

Taste of My Life bbc_two Taste of My Life

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.