Bakers please - the surf club have been give boxes of bananas so I am looking to cook banana bread or something the lifeguards will eat (i.e. wolf down lol) as you can imagine they won't keep well in this heat. I have a go to banana cake recipe however and looking to make bulk lots of banana bread; have looked online but would be keen to hear of any tried and true favs; that don't involve a heap of added sugar.

Thank you!

awoftam - 2020-01-26 19:36:00

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/best-banana-bread-recipe/
I have not tried it, but reading the ingredients think it should be lovely, but maybe a bit cakey.

unknowndisorder - 2020-01-26 20:33:00

Just greatly reduce the amount of sugar.

lilyfield - 2020-01-27 09:22:00

This is the one I make and it is very nice. It is from Tin Goose Cafe that I got off here. If you are reducing sugar then add an extra banana but it is a great way to use up bananas. I have made the same recipe with 800g of bananas and it still turns out great. Edited to say you can possibly use half oil and half butter if you want to make it cheaper. You can try all oil but I think it would be missing flavour.

BANANA BREAD

600g peeled ripe bananas
250g butter - soft
4 eggs

2 cups sugar (can reduce to 1 ½ cups)
1 tsp vanilla essence

3 1/2 cups self raising flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/3 cup ground almonds or coconut (add flour instead if not using)

Optional extras
250g dark choc chips or walnuts or any other nuts

Grease and line 2 medium loaf tins.

Oven 160°c Industrial or 170°c fan forced for home.

Slightly melt butter in a pot over low heat, add mashed banana and mix well.
Beat eggs and add slowly to banana mix. Need to emulsify but not scramble.
Remove pot from heat and add sugar and vanilla.
Let it cool for a little while.
Sift flour and soda then add almonds/coconut if using.
Add flour to the banana mixture and fold in. Add the extras and fold.
Place in loaf tin then slice banana in lengths over raw mix.
Each tin takes approximately 1200g per tin or 1300g if extras are added.
Cook for 1 hour or until skewer inserted come out clean.

Edited by marcs at 2:08 pm, Tue 28 Jan

marcs - 2020-01-28 14:07:00

Made this one - put in a heap of banana. I found it sweet, even tho I cut the sugar down (I mean bananas are sweet enough as it is) however the guards loved it and it disappeared very quickly.

https://www.chelsea.co.nz/browse-recipes/banana-bread/

awoftam - 2020-01-28 19:48:00