By Kembet Bolton
Bananas and plantains are the world’s fourth most important food crop and are of critical importance to the food security and income generation of more than 70 million Africans. There are various types of banana unique to Africa, and these can be eaten fresh, cooked, fried and processed to be served as baby food, juice and beer. There is one other way to eat banana and make it appear almost everyday in our menu -you guess right, that will be the banana bread.
Bread is a staple in most African homes and the banana bread can be an exciting way to add this staple meal to our everyday menu in a healthy way.
Here is an easy recipe for banana bread.
Ingredients
3 ripe bananas (mashed)
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
½ Cup melted butter
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
Note – You can increase ingredients for more servings and yield
Preparation Time -15 Minutes
Cook Time -1 hour
Total time -1 hour, 15 minutes
Servings -10
Yield -1 9×5-inch loaf
Easy Recipe
Directions
Step 1: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
Step 2: Combine bananas, sugar, egg, and butter together in a bowl. Mix flour and baking soda together in a separate bowl; stir into banana mixture until batter is just mixed. Stir salt into batter. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
Step 3: Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean, about 1 hour.
Voila! Your delicious banana bread is ready to serve.
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