RECIPE: Banana Bread with Crunchy Brown Sugar Topping
Prep time: 15 minutes (max)
Baking time: 50-60 minutes
** Jock’s Tips: Use 1/3 less sugar and add some agave syrup instead. Also for gluten-free alternatives, use a gluten-free flour substitute. If you’d like to have chocolate chips in the bread, use 1/3 cup sugar.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 large or 3 small bananas
3 tbsp. milk IF NEEDED
2 tbsp. brown sugar crumble for top of bread.
Directions:
- Grease a loaf baking pan. Set aside.
- Mix margarine, sugar, egg and bananas in onebowl.
- Mix flour, baking powder and baking soda inanother bowl. Add cinnamon for taste (optional)
- Add dry to wet and stir until mixed thoroughly.
- Put into baking pan and lightly sprinkle top of theloaf with brown sugar.
- Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Check after 45minutes. Stick a toothpick in and if it comes out clean, then the loaf is done. Otherwise, put it in for additional 5 minutes at a time until cooked.