Banana Bread

 

 

A basic recipe from a friend. I wanted to share Banana bread with you all. I did alter the measurements slightly.

Ingredients

• 285g plain flour
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 110g butter, plus extra for greasing
• 225g caster sugar
• 2 free range eggs
• 3 overripe bananas, mashed
• 85ml buttermilk (or normal milk mixed with 1½ tsp lemon juice or vinegar)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4.
2. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large mixing bowl.
3. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
4. Add the eggs, mashed bananas, buttermilk and vanilla extract to the butter and sugar mixture and mix well. Fold in the flour mixture. Grease a 20cm x 12.5cm/8in x 5in loaf tin and pour the cake mixture into the tin.
5. Transfer to the oven and bake for about an hour, or until well-risen and golden-brown.
6. Remove from the oven and cool in the tin for a few minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before serving

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Anthro, I Love You.

So, over the past two weeks I've been home, I've had a little Anthropologie shopping spree. I've purchased some really cute & unique gifts for myself. Next time I'm in there (which will be VERY soon before I leave back for the semi-final round of University) I'm going to try and get a few things for my mum & girlfriends. Here's some of the things I got:

Anthropologie 'Tome Stack Candle'

I adore the uniqueness of this candle, I've never seen anything like it, something to add to my collection.

Anthropologie 'Taste-Test Recipe Book'

I've already started adding recipes of my mum's cooking in here, simply because she's an amazing cook. My cousins & I want to do frequent cooking sessions so this will come in handy!

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Winsome Charm

Just a fun quiz I came across. I would love to own a house like this one day. I would make a few adjustments, obviously!

Cozy… not oversized - a hand crafted gem. To cook a grand meal in an elegant kitchen is your joy. A bedroom with distinct character - warm and charming. Music provides the backbeat to everything you do. Set your table in a festive fare. Watch the grass grow in the hot summer sun. Hand knotted, vegetable dyed… a family history at your feet. Wild and crazy days in your wonderful home.