Making Delicious Banana Bread with Mary Berry

Banana bread is a classic recipe that has been around for years and it is a great way to use up those over-ripe bananas that are lingering in your fruit bowl. Mary Berry's banana bread recipe is one of the best out there and it is sure to please the whole family. This delicious banana bread is moist, fluffy and full of flavor.

Ingredients

You will need the following ingredients to make Mary Berry's banana bread:

225g/8oz self-raising flour
2 tsp baking powder
75g/3oz caster sugar
75g/3oz butter, melted
2 eggs, beaten
3 ripe bananas, mashed
2-3 tbsp milk (optional)

Instructions

The instructions for making Mary Berry's banana bread are as follows:

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
Grease and line a 900g/2lb loaf tin with baking parchment.
Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl.
Stir in the sugar.
Make a well in the centre and add the melted butter, eggs, mashed banana and milk (if using).
Mix together until just combined.
Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin.
Bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes, or until golden-brown and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition

Mary Berry's banana bread is packed full of nutrients and makes a great snack or breakfast option. Each serving of the banana bread contains approximately:

212 calories
7g of fat
32g of carbohydrates
3g of protein
2g of dietary fiber
3g of sugar
7g of sodium

The banana bread also contains several other vitamins and minerals, including potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, folate and vitamin B6.

This banana bread is a great way to use up those ripe bananas and it is sure to be a hit with the whole family. Whether you serve it for breakfast, snack time or as a dessert, this delicious banana bread is sure to be a hit!