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Banana Bread

Banana Bread is a healthy tea-time snack and good travel companion. If you keep in a air-tight container, Banana Bread will stay for 3-4 days.
Ingredients
  • All Purpose Flour (Maida) - 2 cup
  • Banana (Robusta) - 3 overripe
  • Sugar - 1 cup
  • Egg - 2 nos:
  • Baking powder - 1 tsp
  • Baking soda - 1 tsp
  • Cinnamon powder - 1/2 tsp (optional)
  • Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp (optional)
  • Cooking Butter(melted) - 100 gms:
Preparation Method
  1. Mash the banana with a fork.
  2. Preheat the oven at 350 degree F.
  3. In a bowl mix together 2 cups of flour, sugar,  baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon powder. 
  4. Beat the eggs, vanilla essence and butter together in a large bowl. 
  5. Add dry ingredients slowly to the egg mixture and mix well.
  6. Add the mashed banana and mix well.
  7. Grease loaf pan and pour the mixture.  
  8. Bake for 45-50 mins:, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. 
  9. Take the bread from oven and allow it cool in the pan for 10-15 mins:.
  10. Cut into slices and enjoy the aromatic home made Banana Bread....

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