Banana Bread #GBBO Bloggers 2015

The 3rd week is bread week in the Great British Bake Off and after having a dismal failure trying to make baguettes, I put all the dough in to my heart shaped baking dish and made a tear and share loaf.  Whilst it didn't meet the criteria for baguettes, the garlic salt flakes on top gave it a lovely flavour. I am once again linking up with Mummy Mishaps who is running the #GBBOBloggers2015 and Jo from Jo's Kitchen who is running the linkie this week.

Banana Bread
2oz butter
7oz caster sugar
1 egg
2 ripe bananas
5oz sour cream
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
6 1/2oz plain flour

1. Preheat the oven to 150 degrees celcius.
2. Grease a loaf tin and sprinkle with a mixture of caster sugar and cinnamon, this gives the finished banana bread a lovely slightly crips crust.
3. Cream the butter and sugar together.
4. Add the egg, mashed up bananas, vanilla, cinnamon and sour cream and mix together.
5. Finally add the salt, flour and bicarbonate of soda.
6. I add sliced banana to the top before I cook it to give a nice effect.
7. Pour in to the loaf tin and bake for approximately 1 hour, test with a skewer to make sure it comes out clean.

Perfect with your afternoon tea and ideal for using up all those ripe bananas and for you all to have a laugh, please see the picture of my baguettes below.