Since I live alone, I get bored very quickly. Just procrastinating and being unproductive all day long. That's why I spent more time at my parents home and stayed there the last two weeks.
When I got back home, my kitchen had an intensive smell of bananas and after a sec I knew why. There were overripe bananas in my fruit bowl! Geez ... I rarely have fresh fruits at home, so I totally forgot them! -_- Fortunately it's still too cold for fruit flies! xD
I didn't want to throw them away because I hate wasting food and they also had this nice sweet smell. So what to do? Turn them into banana bread - what else! Banana bread has been on my TO-DO list for longer and now it was the perfect time to give it a try! Here we go:
Banana Bread (makes 1 loaf, approx. 12 servings)
adapted from allrecipes.de
- 250g all-purpose flour
- 100g almonds, chopped
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 pinch of salt
- 115g butter, unsalted
- 85g brown sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 4 midsize bananas, overripe and mashed
Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 175°C. Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan or line with a baking paper.
2. In a large
bowl, combine flour, chopped almonds, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream
together butter and brown sugar. Gradually stir in eggs and mashed bananas until
well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to
moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
3. Bake in
preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into
center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10
minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
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