Nigella Lawson Banana Bread

A recipe by Nigella Lawson

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 125  g unsalted butter, melted
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  eggs
• 3 -4  ripe bananas, mashed
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  cup plain flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 170º. Grease and line a loaf tin.
2. Beat butter and sugar until blended.
3. Beat in eggs one at a time, then bananas. Stir in vanilla.
4. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, bicarb soda and salt.
5. Add flour mixture, a third at a time.
6. Pour into tin and bake for 1 - 1 1/4 hours.