Banana and Peanut Butter Bread

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I made this one for a welcome home present a couple of weeks ago. It is a slight variation on the traditional banana bread that is perfect for breakfast, afternoon tea or just a snack.

Preheat your oven to 160 degrees Celsius. Place the butter, sugar and vanilla extract in the stand mixer and beat for 8-10 minutes until pale and creamy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the eggs. Beat well until combined.

Add the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, peanut butter, banana and golden syrup. Stir to combine. Prepare a 26 cm x 11 cm loaf tin, lightly grease and line with baking paper.

Spoon the mixture into the loaf tin. Bake for 60 - 65 minutes or until cooked through. Cool in the tin for 20 minutes. Remove from the tin and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.


Sift over some icing sugar and serve with soft butter.

The picture doesn't really do this one justice. It looks a little dark in the photo but trust me it wasn't this dark in real life.

Until next time, Happy cooking, Kate.

***Ingredients

  • 125 grams unsalted butter, softened
  • 175 grams brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups mashed banana
  • 255 grams plain flour, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 115 grams maple syrup
  • 140 grams crunchy peanut butter
  • Icing sugar, to serve

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