Ginger Banana Bread

What you need

  • 225g/8oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
  • 125g/4oz Butter (room temperature)
  • 200g/7oz Shamrock Light Muscovado Sugar
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 2 large Bananas, mashed
  • 1 level teaspoon Goodall’s Ground Ginger

Recipe Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Grease and base line a 900g/2lb loaf tin.
  2. Put all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and beat for about 2 minutes until well blended.
  3. Transfer to the prepared tin, level the top with back of spoon and bake in a central oven position for about an 60 minutes.
  4. When baked, cake should be well risen and golden brown in colour and a skewer inserted into the centre of cake should come out clean.
  5. Leave in tin to set for a few minutes then transfer to wire tray to cool. Slice thickly to serve.

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