Banana Bread

Another of David Herbert's perfect recipes. This is one of the best banana bread's I have tried.

1 1/2 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/4 tsp salt
125 gm unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs lightly beaten
2 large very ripe bananas
1/2 cup buttermilk
icing sugar to serve

Preheat oven to 170c and grease a loaf tin.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, bicarb soda and salt.

In a separate bowl, beat the butter and sugar for 3-4 mins or until pale and fluffy. Gradually add the beaten eggs mixing well after each addition.

Mash the bananas and add to the butter mixture. Stir well to combine. (NB. The mixture looks quite gross at this point, but soldier on.) Add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk, beating well after each addition.

Pour into the loaf tin and bake for 55-60 mins.



Enjoy!

But tell me, why is it Banana Bread and not Banana Cake? What makes it a bread?