This is a great way to use up ripe bananas. The trick is not to mash them too much otherwise they become liquid – you want to keep the texture of the banana. You can also add chopped nuts or dark chocolate pieces.
Ingredients
- 250 gms self-raising flour
- 250 gms butter/non-dairy margarine
- 70 gms sugar
- 3 large ripe bananas
- 2 tspns cinnamon
- 1 tspn mixed spice (optional)
- 100 gm chopped dark chocolate or nuts (optional)
Method
- Heat the oven/air fryer to 170°.
- If you’re using a loaf tin, line it with greaseproof paper.
- Cream the butter/marg and sugar together till fluffy.
- Slice the bananas into a bowl and mash each slice 1 or 2 times with a fork. Keep it lumpy otherwise it turns into liquid.
- Add banana mash to the butter/sugar mix. Stir well.
- Then fold in the flour and spices, keeping the air in.
- Spoon mixture into muffin cases or the loaf tin.
- Cook until golden on the top and a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean (approx 8 mins for muffins and 20 mins for cake).
