AIBU to ask for your foolproof banana bread recipe?

[whyistherumgone]

I've woken up with the urge to eat it but there are so many recipes online and I've never made it before so I'm looking for a tried and tested, recommended one!

Anyone care to share?

[TheDropBear]

www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/recipe/hummingbird-cake/
Not strictly the banana bread but hummingbird cake is delicious and pretty easy. I usually don't bother with the brittle on the top but the lime cream cheese icing makes it amazing

[littletike]

I mean sultanas not raisins. And I've used that sultana and dried cranberry mix from Aldi too.

[littletike]

Another vote for Nigellas recipe here... I tend to leave the nuts out and not drain the excess rum off of the raisins either and I have used spiced rum when it's all I've had. DS loved the chocolate version too. Have had many compliments on both versions.

[honeycrumpet]

James Morton's one is really simple and really tasty - ignore the pic with icing on though, totally unnecessary! Agree with others to give whatever recipe you make at least another 10 mins in the oven.

[babyinthacorner]

Following! I've been making a healthy, sugar free one with spelt flour for a while, but DH hates it!

[bookbook]

Ooh - I am going to try Nigel Slaters cake , mines a totally different recipe.
I do have a fabulous carrot cake recipe - I made it for my DGS's christening, so to make sure it was right, I made carrot cake once a week and taste tested it with all the family until we all thought it was the best. It is a bit big , but I cook it and cut it up to freeze now . Here it is Carrot Cake

200 gm self raising flour
115 gm plain flour
350 gm brown sugar
2 tsps cinnamon
2 tsps bicarbonate of soda
250 ml sunflower oil (or rapeseed oil)
3 large carrots peeled and grated
4 medium eggs
100 gm raisins
100-140 gm chopped hazelnuts - some fine, some a bit coarser chopped
zest of 1 orange

Mix together all the dry ingredients
Add orange zest
Mix in the carrot, and gradually beat in the oil and eggs.
Pour into a greased and lined 20 cm square cake tin
bake in a preheated oven 180ºC /160º fan/gas mark 4 for 45-55 minutes

[whyistherumgone]

Happy to! Liked the BBC one switched out plain flour for whole meal plain, and came out lovely and moist with a good "crust".
Was a little sweet, that was only negative, so I would probably put less sugar in next time :)

[ZacharyQuack]

I love Nigella's. I don't drain the excess rum off the sultanas (or raisins) though, chuck the whole lot in the cake mix and cook it a wee bit longer.

[Sprink]

OP, if you have time I'd love to see and hear your opinion of each result.

[whyistherumgone]

Great tip demented I will check it out!

[dementedma]

paul Hollywood's banana and chocolate chip bread is baked regularly in this house. I replace the chocolate chips with fruit - any kind - and use half the sugar stated and it's still sweet.

[whyistherumgone]

I've decided to try all suggested recipes (not at once!)

started with BBC thanks for the recommendation - it came out so well. Currently scoffing some with a cuppa.

[burblish]

Nigel Slater's chocolate muscovado banana cake is so good, I would almost swap my PFB for a slice! www.thewednesdaychef.com/the_wednesday_chef/2013/01/nigel-slaters-chocolate-muscovado-banana-cake.html

Everyone I have made I for has immediately agreed it is THE best banana bread ever ever ever. It's also a very forgiving recipe, very receptive to tweaks and substitutions.

[YouTheCat]

The Bero book one is really simple and always comes out well.

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[AwkwardSquad]

Delia's, from The Complete Cookery Course, 1983 edition. It's lovely and very easy.

[viques]

I haven't checked any of the recommended recipes to see if they do this, but before baking I always slice an extra banana into disks on top of the loaf and sprinkle it with brown sugar . gives a nice toffee banana finish.

[whyistherumgone]

Thank you! :)

[blobatina]

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Delicious, especially with a packet of chocolate chips thrown in.

[Pinkkahori]

www.feedingboys.co.uk/2012/02/03/banana-sultana-and-almond-loaf

This one is lovely. It has a lot of sugar though so I usually put a bit less in than it says in the recipe.

[KoalaDownUnder]

www.taste.com.au/recipes/12918/chocolate+chip+banana+bread

I always use this one. The coconut makes it extra nice. I omit the white choc chips altogether, though.

[mildredsmells]

The one in the top bananas is nice

[enchantmentandlove]

More spices*

[enchantmentandlove]

I second the Mary Berry recipe. I usually add some mode spices, as well as maybe walnuts, pecans or chocolate chips. I also like to add the chunky demerara sugar for a crunchy topping!

[BoreOfWhabylon]

Thank you all!

[GorgeousPie]

Nigella has a recipe for one that is a favourite in our house! The chocolate variation is also pretty good We don't usually use the rum though, just the sultanas.

www.nigella.com/recipes/banana-bread