One Bowl Banana Bread

Up until a few years ago, I'd have said 'Thanks, but no' if offered a piece of banana bread - mostly because of the thought of how it should taste, rather than the actual taste. Bread? Banana? Together? No, doesn't sound like it should work.

 But I started trying different recipes when offered, and found myself actually liking it. And then of course had to start trying to make it. The recipe below is slightly adapted from one my sister gave me, no idea where she found it though. It's sweet and kinda gooey, and not overly banana flavoured. And, it's really good with chocolate spread! And since the bananas smush better when they're a few days old, it's great to use up those bananas that have gone too brown for the picky people in the house to eat!

The best bit about this recipe though? All I use when making it is a bowl, a fork, and a couple of spoons. We like these kinda recipes!

One Bowl Banana Bread

Ingredients:

• 2 bananas
• 2 tbsp golden syrup
• 3/4 cup caster/superfine sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup self raising flour
• pinch salt

How To:

Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius.

Grease and line your loaf tin. (Or grease and flour if you don't have liners.)
Mash the bananas in a large bowl. The older, browner and squishier the bananas the better. Once mashed, add in the golden syrup and mix well. Add the sugar and stir in, making sure it's completely incorporated. Add the egg and mix in well. Once these are all mixed together, sift in the flour and salt. Gently mix the flour into the wet mix.

Pour into your prepared tin and bake for 30 mins. Leave to cool for 10 minutes.

Options: I sometimes add a bit of grated chocolate into the mix. It's a nice extra flavour. And, if your kids are watching, they're more likely to eat the bread if they know there's chocolate in there too!

Suggestions: Can be eaten warm or cold. Can even be toasted - albeit carefully. And like I said, really good with a bit of chocolate spread. A slice of this would make a lovely addition to any lunch box.