#baking101

My first ever banana bread, and it was AWESOME!

I was bored, hungry and have nothing else to do, so I thought of baking a banana bread. :D

You can try this on your own, it is perfectly easy to do. It's sweet, moisty, and flavourful! You can enjoy this plain bread, with chopped walnuts or you can even add choco chips. Perfect for dessert or should I say perfect for every meal!

So I just didn't make plain banana bread on my first try, but with chopped walnuts and dark choco chips! I never thought that it will taste so great! But I will still keep on baking this bread so I can experiment more!

Baking Banana Bread

Ingredients:

Wet

- 1 stick unsalted butter - 6-8 small bananas (4-5 large bananas) mashed - 4 large eggs (beaten) - 1 small tin can of pineapple juice (optional) - 2 tsp vanilla extract (or lemon) - 1/2 cup milk

Dry

- 3 cups all purpose flour - 1 tsp baking soda - 1 tsp baking powder - 1 tsp salt - 2 cups brown sugar Servings: 3 loaves

Steps:

Brown the butter on medium heat for 10-15mins.

Stir the butter occasionally and don’t let it burn.

Cool before mixing it with other ingredients.

Pre-heat the oven to 180°C.

Mashed the bananas.

In a mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

Mix the wet ingredients in a big bowl: melted butter, brown sugar.

Mix in the eggs, vanilla, milk and pineapple juice. Make sure to mix well after each addition.

Add the mashed banana and mix until fully combined.

Combine wet and dry ingredients.

Fold the batter lightly. Make sure not to over mix the batter.

Stir some choco chips or chopped walnuts. (optional)

Brush the bread pan with melted butter.

Pour the mixture evenly into the baking pan.

Bake for 50-60 mins. or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10-20 minutes. Remove the bread from the loaf pan and transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool for another 10 minutes.

Time to EAT!