Brown Sugar Cinnamon Banana Bread
Classic banana bread spiced with cinnamon and soft brown sugar delivers a loaf so good, you won't be able to stop at just one slice. Guaranteed!
Servings 12 (makes 1 loaf of banana bread)
Calories 228kcal
Ingredients
- 125 g (½ cup) butter room temperature
- 200 g (1 cup) brown sugar I like muscavado sugar but any brown sugar will work
- 2 extra-large eggs
- 350 g (approximately 6 medium) bananas
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 250 g (2 cups) flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
for the topping
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180ºC/350°F and grease and line a standard loaf pan (approx 20cmx12cm) with baking paper.
- Peel and mash the overripe bananas.
- In the bowl of a mixer (alternatively use a hand mixer and a large bowl), cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy then add the eggs one a time, beating well after each addition.
- Add the mashed bananas and vanilla extract and mix well. (At this point, the batter might look split and curdled but don't worry, the moment you add the dry ingredients it will come together. )
- Sift together the dry ingredients and stir into the batter.
- Transfer the banana bread batter to the prepared pan.
- Mix together the sugar and cinnamon for the topping and sprinkle over the banana bread.
- Place the tin in the oven and allow to bake for 45-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack before serving.
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Notes
- If your banana bread is browning too quickly, cover it with foil half-way through baking.
Nutrition
Calories: 228kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 20mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2mg
