(1 Banana) Banana bread

I only ever seem to have one lonely banana left in the fruit bowl and whereas most B bread recipes require at least two pieces of fruit, this one is brilliantly thrifty needing only 1 ripe banana to produce a delicious flavoured loaf, moist and natually sweet (plus the soft brown sugar! Adds a complimentary caramel flavour). And for aesthetics I like to add a scattered line of ground flaxseed on the top before baking.

Ingredients

1 & 1/2 cups flour, sifted

1 teaspoon baking soda

2/3 cup soft brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 egg, plus milk to top up to 1 cup

100 grams melted butter

1 ripe banana, broken into soft chunks

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Grease a loaf tin with butter.

Assemble all of the ingredients into a large bowl, beginning with the sifted flour and baking soda. Then with a hand mixer on the lowest speed setting, beat the ingredients until they're just amalgamated (don't over do it!), stopping once to scrape the bottom of the bowl with a spatula to ensure everything is combined.

Pour into bread tin. Optional, sprinkle about a tablespoon of ground flaxseed down the middle. Bake for 45- 55 minutes. 

Cool in tin and then turn out onto wire rack for final cool down.