Yoghurt Banana Bread
Somewhere between banana bread and banana cake. Dead easy and tastes wonderful - I tend to make two or three loaves in one go and throw them into the freezer.
2 tbsp butter or margarine
1/2 cup castor sugar
1 egg
2-3 bananas
1 3/4 cup SR flour (white, wholemeal or a mix depending upon your preference)
1 tsp mixed spice
3 tbsp natural yoghurt
1/3 cup berries/chopped nuts/whatever else takes your fancy
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Combine butter & sugar in food processor; add egg and banana and mix until smooth.
Add half the flour, the spices and half the yoghurt. Mix well, then add remaining yoghurt and flour.
Spoon into a lined loaf tin and bake at 180°C for 45-50 mins. **The original recipe called for it to be cooled on a wire rack, but I find it comes out far better if you cover the tin in foil and cool it in the tin.
What, exactly, is "SR flour" and "mixed spice"? :)
SR = self rising
Mixed spice usually means a mixture of spices appropriate for the type of recipe. For fruit based breads, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, etc.
I have a recipe similar to this one but I use two eggs, 2 Tbsp brown sugar, 4 Tbsp castor sugar and sour cream in place of the yogurt.
SR is Self-Raising flour
Mixed spice is a sweet spice blend , typically cinnamon, nutmeg & cloves as flournwater said, and the one I like also contains ginger and coriander.