After a fun flavour variation? Try swapping out the walnuts for one of these additions:
1/2 cup chocolate chips 1/3 cup chopped dried apricots 3/4 cup fresh or frozen raspberries or blueberries 1/4 cup shredded coconut 1/2 cup dulce de leche or nutella, swirled through the batter
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1501289708
Great recipe!! Easy to follow and is super tasty!!
5
Emma Burnett
I enjoy this recipe. Have had to use margarine instead of butter as I never have that available. Also make it gluten free and it is fine. Sometimes it cooks for an hour. When you add chocolate chips for added flavour it makes it yum. Other people on this site, say things such as; well I reduced the sugar. I disagree add more, sugar is good. It is probably the 7th or 8th time using this recipe and it never lasts more than a day. Would reccomend if you have two hours to spare on a lonesome sunday afternoon, with a glass of red wine and a romance novel in hand for the wait.
4
Emma
I got a way more successful bake at 160 °C for 1 hour 20 mins. I find that with my oven it's not quite done in the middle at 180 °C but would be too brown on top. Works well with non dairy milk and butter/margarine alternatives. Also I put double the amount of walnuts in, yum.
4
George Graham
Hi. I doubled the recipe for two loaves and used 3 ripe average bananas and only 1.5 cups of milk as a lot of people warned it is moist inside and crusty outside. So little less milk and banana, ratio was one and a half wet ingredients for two loaves. And only 3 eggs instead of what would be four. I added everything listed in this recipe and Baked at 180 for 1.10 minutes and used cooking paper all around it to stop burning on top.
5
Alison Graham
The best banana loaf
5
Cathy
Excellent recipe. I added another banana and another half tsp baking powder and rounded tsp of cinnamon. Moist, well risen, best banana loaf I've made.
5
bob
pretty good
4
Adele
Loved this recipe. So easy. I didnt have castor sugar so just used brown sugar and plain sugar. It turned out moist and tasty. Yum.
5
Hollie
Amazing recipe and a nice steardy bread that was yummy to eat, smooth to cut without crumbling and great to put in toaster without turning to goop too
Preheat oven to 180°C bake. Grease and line a loaf pan (approximately 22-24cm x 13cm).
Beat butter, Chelsea Caster Sugar and Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar together until pale and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift in flour, baking powder and cinnamon. Stir a couple of times to partially mix in.
In a separate smaller bowl, dissolve baking soda in milk. Add to butter mixture with bananas and walnuts, if using. Mix until combined.
Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool in tin for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.
Additional tips
After a fun flavour variation? Try swapping out the walnuts for one of these additions:
1/2 cup chocolate chips 1/3 cup chopped dried apricots 3/4 cup fresh or frozen raspberries or blueberries 1/4 cup shredded coconut 1/2 cup dulce de leche or nutella, swirled through the batter
Great recipe!! Easy to follow and is super tasty!!
5
Emma Burnett
I enjoy this recipe. Have had to use margarine instead of butter as I never have that available. Also make it gluten free and it is fine. Sometimes it cooks for an hour. When you add chocolate chips for added flavour it makes it yum. Other people on this site, say things such as; well I reduced the sugar. I disagree add more, sugar is good. It is probably the 7th or 8th time using this recipe and it never lasts more than a day. Would reccomend if you have two hours to spare on a lonesome sunday afternoon, with a glass of red wine and a romance novel in hand for the wait.
4
Emma
I got a way more successful bake at 160 °C for 1 hour 20 mins. I find that with my oven it's not quite done in the middle at 180 °C but would be too brown on top. Works well with non dairy milk and butter/margarine alternatives. Also I put double the amount of walnuts in, yum.
4
George Graham
Hi. I doubled the recipe for two loaves and used 3 ripe average bananas and only 1.5 cups of milk as a lot of people warned it is moist inside and crusty outside. So little less milk and banana, ratio was one and a half wet ingredients for two loaves. And only 3 eggs instead of what would be four. I added everything listed in this recipe and Baked at 180 for 1.10 minutes and used cooking paper all around it to stop burning on top.
5
Alison Graham
The best banana loaf
5
Cathy
Excellent recipe. I added another banana and another half tsp baking powder and rounded tsp of cinnamon. Moist, well risen, best banana loaf I've made.
5
bob
pretty good
4
Adele
Loved this recipe. So easy. I didnt have castor sugar so just used brown sugar and plain sugar. It turned out moist and tasty. Yum.
5
Hollie
Amazing recipe and a nice steardy bread that was yummy to eat, smooth to cut without crumbling and great to put in toaster without turning to goop too