Banana Bread
By: Schwartz UK
March 11, 2026
A fan-favourite way to use up leftover bananas, this easy banana bread recipe bakes up moist and delicious. Great toasted with butter for breakfast, we suggest baking a double batch and freezing to have on hand for guests.
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 3 very ripe bananas
- 150 (4 ) plain flour
- 2 baking powder
- 1/2 sea salt mill adjustable
- 75 (2 ) dark soft brown sugar
- 75 (2 ) light brown soft sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 mixed spice
- 25 (1 ) unsalted butter, melted
- Toppings
- 1 banana, halved
- 7 (1/4 ) demerara sugar
- For Greasing
- Extra melted butter and flour
- 2lb Loaf tin
Nutrition Information
(per serving)
A fan-favourite way to use up leftover bananas, this easy banana bread recipe bakes up moist and delicious. Great toasted with butter for breakfast, we suggest baking a double batch and freezing to have on hand for guests.
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Instructions
Instructions
- Pre-Heat the Oven to 170°C Fan, Gas Mark 3. *
- Brush your tin with melted butter and then shake flour all around the inside, tapping out the excess. *
- In a medium bowl combine dry ingredients well with a spatula. In another medium bowl, mash bananas with a fork until smooth with a few chunks. Add the eggs to the banana and whisk lightly until combined. Fold your banana/eggs into dry ingredients and mix until combined, then stir in melted butter. *
- Pour into prepared tin, tap the tin gently twice on the worksurface to make sure the batter gets into the corners, top with the halved banana, inside facing up and sprinkle with demerara sugar. Place in preheated oven for 45 minutes €“ 1 hour or until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to stand for 10 minutes and turn out on to a cooling rack and leave to cool. *
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