Banana Bread - Bill Granger (Bill's 香蕉蛋糕)

This recipe Banana Bread from Bill Granger is a keeper. It is easy peasy to prepare and bake. The texture is soft and fine, more to dense but it is moist and so delicious to enjoy it with a cup of hot tea. The topping is a mixed of brown sugar, chopped almonds (i used almond nibs) and cinnamon powder, then its sprinkle onto the bread before sending to bake in the oven. This add extra flavour and  texture to this simple banana bread. 

英语它叫做Banana Bread (香蕉面包)不过它是蛋糕而不是我们认识的面包噢!!
这蛋糕有一层香香脆脆的表面层. 是杏仁角,桂皮粉和黄糖拌均后洒在蛋糕烤的. 味道香级了!!

 Fragrance and crunchy top which will makes you want to have another piece....:p

This is also a very good Christmas treat to give to friends, just wrap it up with a piece of pretty wrapper and a pretty bow :D

柔软的香蕉蛋糕配上一杯热茶,

来喝下午茶吧!!!

Ingredients for the banana bread

Banana Bread 

Adapted from Good Food Channel By Bill Granger 

Ingredients:

45 g light soft brown sugar

30 g almonds, chopped (i use almond nibs)

255 ml soured cream (i used 255 ml dairy whip cream and add in 1 Tbsp of lemon juice)

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

100 g unsalted butter, melted

230 g castor sugar (i used 100 g)

2 medium egg, lightly beaten

250 g plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp ground cinnamon

250 g mashed ripe bananas, (about 2 medium bananas) (mine is small bananas, i used about 5 small ones)

To Do:

1) Preheat the oven to 180C/ gas 4. Grease and line two 10 x 18cm loaf tins with baking paper.

2) In a bowl, mix together the brown sugar and almonds and set aside. 

3) In a large mixing bowl, mix together the soured cream and bicarbonate of soda, leave to stand for 5 minutes, then stir in the melted butter, castor sugar and eggs. (Sift the flour, baking powder and cinnamon into other bowl.) Gradually fold into the soured cream mixture, followed by the mashed bananas.

4) Divide the mixture equally between the prepared tins and sprinkle the brown sugar mixture on top. ( i sprinkle only half of the portion of brown sugar and almond nibs) Bake for 1 - 1¼ hours or until a skewer inserted into the centre of each loaf comes out clean. Set aside to cool in the tins for about 20 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

 This post is for Cook like a Star, organised by Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids, Yen from Eat your heart out and Mich from Piece of Cake

And  also 

 submitting this to the "Baby Sumo's Christmas Recipes Collection 2013" hosted by Baby Sumo of Eat Your Heart Out.