Ingredients
2 to 3 very ripe bananas, peeled (about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups mashed)
1 extra banana sliced in thin slices lengthways for decoration.
1/3 cup melted butter
1 teaspoon baking soda
5ml cinnamon
5ml dried ginger
Pinch of salt
3/4 cup sugar (1/2 cup if you would like it less sweet, 1 cup if more sweet)
2 large egg, beaten
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180’C, and butter a 10 x 20 cm loaf pan.
- In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until completely smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.
- Mix in the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger. Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour.
- Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan, and place the thin banana slices on top of the batter. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for a few minutes. Then remove the banana bread from the pan and let cool completely before serving. Slice and serve. (A bread knife helps to make slices that aren’t crumbly.)



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