Moist Banana Bread

Name: Moist Banana Bread
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 8-10 people
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 3 ripe bananas, mashed; 1/2 cup oil; 1 cup brown sugar; 2 eggs; 3 tbsp plain thick yoghurt; 1 tbsp vanilla essence; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp cinnamon

Nyambura mwangi @cook_112901580

I made this moist banana bread using simple ingredients I already had at home. The yoghurt helped make it soft and tender, while the ripe bananas gave it lots of flavour. It is easy to make and turns out beautifully every time.

Nyambura mwangi @cook_112901580

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Ingredients

1 hour

8-10 people

3ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cupoil
1 cupbrown sugar
2eggs
3 tbspplain thick yoghurt
1 tbspvanilla essence
1 1/2 cupsall-purpose flour
1 tspbicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
1/2 tspsalt
1 tspcinnamon

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Steps

1 hour

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Step 1: Prepare the ingredients
Preheat your oven to 175°C. Grease and line a loaf tin with baking paper.
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Step 2: Mix the dry ingredients
In a bowl, combine the flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix well and set aside.
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Step 3: Mix the wet ingredients
In another bowl, mash the ripe bananas. Add the brown sugar and oil, then mix well. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition. Stir in the yoghurt and vanilla essence.
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Step 4: Combine
Add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture and gently fold until just combined. Do not overmix
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Step 5: Bake
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin and bake for 40–50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
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Step 6: Cool and serve
Allow the banana bread to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely before slicing.

Tips

-Use accurate measuring cups and spoons.
-Use food-grade bicarbonate of soda, not baking powder.
-Use brown sugar and plain natural yoghurt for extra moisture.
-Bring eggs and yoghurt to room temperature before mixing.
-Use very ripe bananas for natural sweetness and flavour.
-Avoid overmixing the batter to keep the bread soft.
-Check from 50 minutes to prevent overbaking.
-Let the bread cool completely before slicing.