If you're looking for a recipe for cafe style banana bread then you have found it. This recipe is simple and delicious especially toasted with butter.
Cafe style banana bread
I am on a quest to find the best banana bread recipe out there and today, cafe style banana bread is on the menu. It's one of my favourite snacks and being named after a fruit, it must be healthy right?
Ok I know it's more like a cake in the shape of bread but that doesn't slow my search. If you are after a low-calorie version check out my 110 calorie banana bread.
This recipe was good but super dense (if that's what you're after). The original recipe didn't have walnuts either so I added them in. They're a serious must-have in my banana bread.
Another thing I like about banana bread is that most recipes have two steps; mix the wet ingredients then mix in the dry. This is no exception.
Stir the banana, sugar, eggs, butter, buttermilk and treacle in a large bowl. I didn't have buttermilk so I substituted it with a milk/lemon juice combo that I learned through Simple Savings.
The ratio is about 1 teaspoon of lemon juice to ⅓ cup of milk and leave it to sit for 5 minutes. I also used honey instead of treacle. Golden syrup is another good substitute.
Now stir through all the dry ingredients until just combined. You don't want to over-mix banana bread batter.
Finally, add the walnuts. Of course these are optional but banana bread aint banana bread without walnuts in my opinion.
Spread the batter into the tin. I did two little taste-testers as well as my loaf. Bake the bread for about 1 hour or until a tester comes out clean. The smell of cinnamon will delight you as it bakes!
Yum! In case you're wondering where the other cupcake is, the answer is in my stomach at that stage. I couldn't wait to try it fresh out of the oven.
Transfer the loaf to a wire rack to cool. I recommend serving the banana bread toasted with butter.
Then again there aren't many things that aren't better toasted with butter. Enjoy!
Recipe
Ingredients
- 125 gram 4oz butter, softened
- 1 cup 220g firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ cups 400g mashed ripe banana
- ¼ cup 60ml maple syrup
- 1 ⅔ cup 250g plain (all-purpose) flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt flakes
- ½ cup 25g coarsely chopped roasted walnuts
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 160C(320F) fan-forced. Grease a loaf pan and line it, extending the paper over the two long sides.
- Combine butter, banana, sugar, eggs and maple syrup in a large bowl.
- Stir in the dry ingredients and the walnuts then transfer the mixture to the pan.
- Bake for about 1 hour or until a tester comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack.
JULIA says
The recipe references buttermilk but the ingredient list doesn’t list it - unless I’m missing it. How much buttermilk does the recipe call for? Thanks!
Angela Boyd says
Hi Claire
Your ingredients list and method does not mention the buttermilk.How much buttermilk do you dd to the wet mixture?
amanda dowsett says
Please could you re post the recipe with the soured milk! please!
Amanda says
The recipe has disappeared. This is my favourite and my bananas are ready. Please could you send it to me
Hallan says
I can’t access the ingredients list. I don’t live in the US and it doesn’t work for me. I always come here to look the recipe up again, but this time I can’t see it.
Fiona G says
Claire... I take my hat off to you!!! I made this and I think it lasted less than 12 hours. My family loved it and now I finally have THE perfect banana bread recipe. It rose beautifully - so often banana bread is stodgy or dense and flat. I will share both this receipe and your website with my friends.
Claire says
Yay! So glad you liked it Fiona. Hmm I have a few dodgy bananas in my fruit bowl... Thanks for sharing!
Penny says
Hey this is a great recipe! I tried it out yesterday, hope you don't mind, I photographed the results and put it on my blog (with a link to your site). It made a really nice banana bread; munching on a piece right now.
Cheers
Penny
Claire says
Mind? I'm flattered! Glad you like it so much!
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says
That does look fabulous! And I do the same to make buttermilk. It's just not called on enough at home to justify having it there and it tastes just as good! :D
Courtney says
Um claire its not fair to send these yummy recipes to my work inbox on a particularly hungry arvo! Now I just want banana bread.
Claire says
Sorry! That will have to be my next quest... gluten free banana bread.