Vegan banana bread

Use up your ripe bananas in our vegan banana bread – the perfect breakfast treat to enjoy with your morning cuppa. We love it toasted with peanut butter

Ingredients

• 3 large black bananas
• 75ml vegetable oil or sunflower oil, plus extra for the tin
• 100g brown sugar
• 225g plain flour (or use self-raising flour and reduce the baking powder to 2 heaped tsp)
• 3 heaped tsp baking powder
• 3 tsp cinnamon or mixed spice
• 50g dried fruit or nuts (optional)

Directions

1. STEP 1
2. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Mash 3 large black peeled bananas with a fork, then mix well with 75g vegetable or sunflower oil and 100g brown sugar.
3. STEP 2
4. Add 225g plain flour, 3 heaped tsp baking powder and 3 tsp cinnamon or mixed spice, and combine well. Add 50g dried fruit or nuts, if using.
5. STEP 3
6. Bake in an oiled, lined 2lb loaf tin for 20 minutes. Check and cover with foil if the cake is browning.
7. STEP 4
8. Bake for another 20 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
9. STEP 5
10. Allow to cool a little before slicing. It's delicious freshly baked, but develops a lovely gooey quality the day after.