BANANA BREAD WITH BLUEBERRIES

 

I am an interesting case, as I despise bananas but adore banana bread. Last weekend I craved baking and found 4 extremely ripe bananas hidden away in my fridge. I decided to bake banana bread, however mixing it up a bit from my usual basic recipe that I follow. I added blueberries and lemon juice to create a citrusy taste and greatly reduced the amount of butter and sugar in the original recipe. The bread was very tasty, as the sweetness of the sugar and bananas juxtaposes the sourness of the lemon juice and blueberries. Not overly sweet, but still delicious. The picture does not do it justice! 

INGREDIENTS

• 4 ripe bananas, mashed 
• 1 1/2 cups plain flour
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/2 cup raw sugar
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon bicarb of soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 100g blueberries, fresh or frozen (thawed slightly if frozen)
• cooking oil spray 

COOKING 

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius fan-force. Lightly spray a deep bread loaf pan. 

2. Combine mashed banana with melted butter in a large bowl. Mix well. Add beaten eggs and vanilla essence and mix. Add raw sugar, lemon juice and bicarb of soda, mixing well. Add flour, mixing well to combine and form a batter. 

3. Add blueberries last, folding them gently into the batter. 

4. Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake for around 1 hour, or until batter has hardened completely. 

5. Allow to cool completely before removing from the pan and serving. 

x E