Banana Bread

I have tried a couple of different ways of making Banana Bread and the one that turns out the best is this Recipe. I have used Bajan Brown Sugar just because I had some and because I got the inspiration while I was in Barbados. The Banana Bread I had there was truly divine. I ask the chef what they did to make it so dark and delicious and she gave me a few ideas.

3 very very ripe Bananas

180g Plain Flour with 2 tsp Baking Powder and 1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda

(or 180g Self raising flour with 1/2tsp Bicarbonate of Soda)

1/2 tsp Salt

140g Bajan Brown Sugar or (Light Brown Sugar)

2 Eggs

100g melted Butter

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1 tbs Molasses

Mix the Eggs, Sugar, Butter, Molasses and Vanilla with an electric Mixer until soft and fluffy. Mash the Bananas on a plate with a fork and add to the Mix. Sift in the Flour, Salt, Bicarb and Baking Powder and stir until smooth.

Transfer this batter into a greased 750g size Loaf tin and bake in a preheated oven at 160-170C or gas 6 for about 1 hour. I found that ovens vary a lot, so adjust the temperature as you need to. If it goes to dark to quickly turn it down, if it doesn't seem to do anything much turn it up a bit.

Leave to cool slightly before turning out of the tin. Then rest ona  wire rack until cool. Though here in this house it doesn't even seem to last that long.

My Boyfriend likes butter on his and I like peanut Butter on mine. How do you like yours?