Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• fat, for greasing
• 300 g plain flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 5 ml bicarbonate of soda
• 75 g margarine
• 100 g granulated sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 3 bananas
• 15 ml lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 grease a 23 x 13 x 7.
• 2 5cm inch loaf tin and shake a teaspoon of flour around the tin to coat the grease.
• 3 discard any excess flour.
• 4 you're going to need about three mixing bowls for this- one large and two smaller bowls.
• 5 preheat the oven to 190 degrees celsius/375 degrees fahrenheit/gas mark 5.
• 6 sift the flour, salt and bicarb of soda together in a bowl.
• 7 cream the margarine and sugar together with a fork in a big bowl until throughly blended.
• 8 beat in the eggs.
• 9 it's ok if it looks a bit sloppy and lumpy.
• 10 using a fork, mash up the bananas in a bowl with the lemon juice.
• 11 add the bananas to the margarine and sugar mix, then stir in the flour, salt and bicarb of soda.
• 12 scoop the mixture into the greased tin.
• 13 bake for 50-60 mins until golden brown.
• 14 leave to cool in the tin for about 20 mins, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool thoroughly.
• 15 slice and enjoy!
• 16 goes very well with a good cup of tea.