.Try this mouth-watering banana bread it is a delicious treat. On a cold rainy wintry afternoon a slice of this warm luscious moist banana bread creates a comforting mood. Add your favourite hot drink and enjoy

Time to use up those overripe bananas and make this mouth-watering  loaf it is delectable and lip-smacking.

Mouth-Watering Banana Bread

Brought to you by PYD chefs

Ingredients

• ¹₂ cupsoftened butter,
• 1 cup  sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3 or 4 bananas mashed 
• 1 ¹₂ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¹₄teaspoon salt
• ¹₂ teaspoon baking powder
• ¹₂ teaspoon vanilla
• Grated zest of 1 orange

Prep

• Lightly grease and flour loaf pan.
• In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork.
• In a bowl sift together flour, soda, baking powder, and salt.
• Grate orange zest

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F
2. With an electric mixer cream together butter and sugar.
3. Add eggs one at a time. 
4. Stir in the mashed bananas .
5. Add vanilla
6. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture.
7. Add orange zest
8. Mix lightly until combined.
9. Pour into the greased floured loaf pan.
10. Bake at 350 for 50-55 minutes.

Tip

If you like, mix together a pinch of nutmeg, a pinch of cinnamon add both to 1 tbsp of sugar and sprinkle on top before putting loaf in the oven.  A tasteful crusty topping develops