Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cup All-purpose Flour
• 2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 Teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 Cup Sugar
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• 3 Large Eggs At Room Temperature
• 1/2 Cup Flavourless oil
• 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Essence
• 4 Ripe Bananas Mashed
• 1/2 Cup Milk At Room Temperature
• 1/4 Cup Raisins/cashews/ almonds/walnuts or any dry fruits

Steps

1. Sieve all the dry ingredients into a bowl. In another bowl, mash the bananas but leave a few small chunks for the bread’s taste and texture. Whisk in the eggs thoroughly, then add the sugar and vanilla essence and combine until the sugar dissolves.
2. Before adding all the wet ingredients, mix the raisins or whichever dry fruits you are using through the dry ingredients. Work the mixture thoroughly with a spatula moving from the bottom up to the top until no lumps remain. Add the oil and milk afterwards and mix again thoroughly, without overmixing and making the bread stiff. Grease a baking dish or bread mould, transfer the batter into it and spread it evenly.
3. Give the baking dish 2-3 taps and place it in a preheated oven at 180°c to bake for 45-50 minutes. When baking is done, remove it from the oven and test with a knife or toothpick. Allow 10 minutes of cooling, then unmould and put it on a cooling rack until completely cool. Cut as desired or into bread slices. Keep for about 3 days at room temperature in an airtight container.
4. For one egg, you can substitute 1/4 cup buttermilk, 1/4 cup yogurt or 1/2 banana, adjusting the sugar accordingly. Avoid overbeating and overbaking, measure the ingredients properly, and make sure they are all at room temperature. Butter can also replace the oil. With oil, the flavor doubles.