How to make banana bread

1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees/Gas mark 4
2. Grease a 2lb loaf tin with butter and line with baking paper
3. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar then slowly add 2 beaten large eggs
4. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and baking powder
5. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture a little at a time, folding it in as you go
6. Mash the bananas and add to the bowl, mixing well and making sure there are no lumps.
7. Mix in the walnuts
8. Once the mixture is a thick yet runny consistency, pour it into the loaf tin and bake for 30 minutes – or until the skewer comes out clean
9. Allow to cool in the tin for at least 10 minutes. You can then transfer the loaf to a wire rack to continue cooling. Tip – if you don’t have a wire rack, then you can always take a wire shelf out of your oven and use that instead (but make sure it’s cool first)

Additional ingredients that you could consider using (you can add these in at the same stage as we add the walnuts in this recipe):

Sultanas, raisins, flaked almonds, chocolate chips or chunks, desiccated coconut, banana chips

Enjoy!