Banana Loaf

Ingredients :
125g butter
250g castor sugar
2 extra large eggs
30ml yoghurt or buttermilk
5ml vanilla essence
6 ripe, mashed bananas
60ml chopped nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts)
250g cake flour
5ml baking soda
1,5ml salt

Method :
Cream the butter and castor sugar until light and fluffy.
Lightly beat the eggs with a fork and add it, together with the yoghurt and vanilla essence, to the butter mixture.
Fold the mashed banana and nuts into the mixture.
Pass the flour, baking soda and salt twice through a sieve and then mix well with the banana mixture.
Grease a bread baking container with butter and transfer the mixture into it.
Bake in a preheated oven at 180C for 50 - 60 minutes until golden brown and firm.
Allow to cool before slicing.

recipe banana loaf baking