Serves 8-10 people

Ingredients

• 250g plain flour
• 1tsp bicarbonate of soda (or 3 tsp baking powder)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 115g unsalted butter, softened
• 150g soft light or dark brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 80g plain or greek yoghurt or sour cream
• 3 large or 4 medium overripe bananas, mashed
• 1tsp vanilla extract

Method

• Pre-heat the oven to 180C without fan
• Grease and line a loaf tin (9x5inch)
• Mix the flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt and cinnamon in a bowl and set aside
• Use an electric mixer on high speed to cream the butter and sugar together until smooth and creamy
• On a low speed, mix in one egg at a time
• Then beat in the mashed banana, yoghurt and vanilla extract
• Using a wooden spoon, gradually mix in the dry ingredients until no flour pockets remain
• The bread is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean with only a few small moist crumbs. This may be after 60–65 minutes depending on your oven, so begin checking every 5 minutes around the 60-minute mark.
• Let it cool for at least 15mins before removing from the tin and transferring to a wire rack