Easy banana bread

Name: Easy banana bread
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 285g/10oz plain flour; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; ½ tsp salt; 110g/4oz butter, plus extra for greasing; 225g/8oz caster sugar; 2 free-range eggs; 4 ripe bananas, mashed; 85ml/3fl oz buttermilk (or normal milk mixed with 1½ tsp lemon juice or vinegar); 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:1h

This is an easy banana bread recipe that gives perfect results every time. It uses up loads of bananas – the blacker the better. This cake is made with butter, but if you're looking for a quicker oil-based easy banana bread, we've got you covered. Each serving provides 334 kcal, 5g protein, 53g carbohydrates (of which 30g sugars), 11g fat (of which 6.5g saturates), 2g fibre and 0.8g salt.

Updated at: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:36:26 GMT