In our family of four, only one likes bananas. We used to buy a couple at a time for him – but, since lockdown and on-line shopping, we can only buy bananas in bunches of seven. We do sometimes buy a bunch for him; but, inevitably he doesn’t eat all seven before they start to go squidgy. So now, we use two or three of them to make some banana bread which, for some reason, we all enjoy. It’s an easy recipe – mix the dry ingredients, mix the wet ingredients and combine…

Ingredients

• 300g self-raising flour
• 1 teaspoon of mixed spice
• 120g brown sugar
• 2 or 3 bananas (I use 3)
• 2 eggs
• 50g vegetable oil
• 150g milk

Start by sifting the flour and adding the mixed spice.

Stir in the sugar using a fork to mash up any lumps.

in a separate bowl, break up the bananas and mash them to a pulp.

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In yet another bowl, beat the two eggs and add the oil and milk.

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Using a fork, mix these well.

Pour this mixture into the mashed banana and mix well.

It is now time to combine the wet and dry ingredients. Pour the wet, banana mixture into the dry, flour mixture and combine.

Spoon the mixture into a lined and oiled loaf tin.

Bake at 180C for 50 minutes. Remove from oven and leave for 5 minutes before lifting out the loaf and allow to cool on a rack.

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Slice and serve…

Delicious on it’s own or with butter.