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Oh so moist Banana-Bran Bread

10 Servings ~ 45
  • 190 g cake Flour
  • 190 g self-raising Flour
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • 200 g castor sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 100 g butter/margarine, melted
  • 1 cup bran flakes, lightly crushed
  • 1 egg
  • 3 large bananas
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 300 ml sour milk

Here’s a quick treat to prepare that you can enjoy with your cuppa or as a dessert with ice-cream/custard. It’s pretty easy to make and absolutely tasty!

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Sieve
  • Measuring cups
  • Measuring spoons
  • Measuring jug
  • Loaf tin
  • Wooden spoon

 

Do this

  1. Get your ingredients together. These include; 190 g cake flour
    190 g self-raising flour
    1 ½ tsp baking powder
    200 g castor sugar
    ½ tsp salt
    100 g butter/margarine, melted
    1 cup bran flakes, lightly crushed
    1 egg
    3 large bananas
    1 tsp lemon juice
    1 tsp vanilla essence
    300 ml sour milk
  2. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius/ Gas Mark 3. Grease and line loaf tin with baking/wax paper and grease it also.
  3. Mash the bananas in a bowl and sprinkle the lemon juice, set aside. This is to prevent the bananas from browning as well as to heighten their flavour.
  4. Put sugar in a separate bowl and add salt. Sift flour and baking powder into same bowl. Add bran flakes and whisk gently until evenly combined. Make a well in the middle and set aside.
  5. Put wet ingredients, i.e. melted butter/margarine, buttermilk, egg and essence in a jug. Beat until well combined.
  6. Pour this mixture into the bowl with dry ingredients. Mix until just combined taking care not to over-mix.
  7. Pour into prepared loaf tin. Bake in preheat oven for 45 min or until skewer comes out clean when inserted. Enjoy!
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