Banana bread

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 mug composite flour (1/2 mug root crop flour + 1 mug wheat flour)
• 2 rounded tablespoons margarine
• 3/4 mug sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 ripe bananas
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sodium bicarbonate
• Oil for greasing the bread tin

For firm ingredients you might want to use the INPhO weight calculator. For liquid ingredients the volume table could be useful.

Utensils

• Coffee mug
• Tablespoon
• Teaspoon
• Mixing bowl
• Glass
• Wooden spoon
• Fork
• Bread tin

Preparation

1. Mix the margarine and sugar together.
2. Beat the eggs well and gradually add to the margarine / sugar mixture.
3. Mash the bananas and add to the margarine / egg / sugar mixture.
4. Gradually add the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda to the mixture.
5. Pour into a greased bread tin and bake in a cool oven ( 160°C ) for at least 1 hour.
6. Check that the loaf is cooked by inserting the blade of a clean knife into the dough. If the knife comes out clean then it is cooked. If the loaf is not quite ready continue to bake until the blade of the inserted knife comes out cleanly.
7. Allow the loaf to cool before removing from the tin.