Honey Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 115g unsalted butter
• 3 very ripe bananas, mashed (about 330g peeled)
• 100g raw desert honey
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 190g plain flour
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon fine salt
• Optional: 80g chopped walnuts

Method

1. 1

   Heat the oven to 175°C. Grease and line a 23 x 13cm loaf tin.

2. 2

   Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Keep cooking until it smells nutty and the milk solids turn golden, then take it off the heat.

3. 3

   Whisk the mashed banana, honey, eggs, vanilla, and browned butter in a large bowl.

4. 4

   Add the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, and salt. Fold only until no dry flour remains. Fold in walnuts if using.

5. 5

   Scrape the batter into the tin and smooth the top.

6. 6

   Bake for 50-55 minutes, until a skewer in the centre comes out with a few moist crumbs but no wet batter.

7. 7

   Cool in the tin for 15 minutes, then move to a rack. Let it settle before slicing.