Mary Berry's Banana Bread Recipe

Step 1

Prepare. Grease the base and sides of a 2lb loaf pan. Line with parchment paper letting the sides overhang the pan to form a sling. This helps lift the bread out later on.

Step 2

Mash the bananas. Peall both bananas and place in a wide, shallow bowl. Use a for to mash well.

Step 3

Mix the wet ingredients. Add the soft butter, sugar, eggs, mashed bananas, and milk into a medium mixing bowl and beat together. Use a wooden spoon or hand-held beaters as I have done.

Step 4

Add in dry ingredients. Sift into the mixing bowl the flour and baking powder. Using a rubber spatula, fold through the four until a few streaks remain. Take care not to over-mix.

Step 5

Bake. Pour batter into the prepared pan and level off with an offset spatula. Option: sprinkle chopped walnuts over the top of the batter. Slice a banana in half and lay the slices over the top of the walnuts.Bake in preheated oven for 50-60 minutes until the loaf is golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Tent with aluminium foil if the bread is browning too quickly (Check progress after 40 minutes.)Once baked, cool in the for ten minutes then lift out onto a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.