Banana Bread

Delicious loaf of bread everyone will enjoy

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 slices

Ingredients

• 180  g butter or 180  g margarine
• 1  cup dark brown sugar
• 2  eggs
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 cup  oil
• 3 -4  ripe bananas, mashed
• 3  cups flour
• 2  teaspoons mixed spice
• 4  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 170 deg Celsius
2. Grease a 27 x 14 x 8 cm deep loaf pan
3. Sift dry ingredients together
4. Using an electric mixer, beat butter & sugar until light - 3 mins
5. Add egg & vanilla essence, mix well
6. Add oil, mix well
7. Stir in banana
8. Add dry ingredients & mix on low speed of electric mixer until just combined.
9. Spread into greased pan
10. Bake for 1 hour.
11. Leave to cool in pan for 10 mins then turn onto a wire rack to cool.
12. Let go completely cold before cutting.
13. This makes quite a large loaf. For a smaller loaf, halve the ingredients and use a 23 x 14 cm loaf pan.