Bananabrauð með súkkulaði

Banana bread

In my opinion, you can never have enough banana bread recipes... and this bread is really fluffy and delicious!

Banana bread has been very popular in Iceland since both banana plants and banana bread recipes came to the country with the US soldiers stationed here on the island during World War II. The plants thrive very well in the greenhouses in Hveragerði and the surrounding area, which are heated with geothermal energy.

Banana bread is also ideal for using up leftover bananas that have already turned a little brown.

Ingredients

240 g flour

220 g brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp coarse sea salt

4 ripe (browning) bananas

1 egg

2 - 3 Tbsp grated chocolate

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C) upper/lower heat.

In a large bowl, thoroughly mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Peel and puree the bananas.

Then add the egg to the banana puree...

... and then mix the wet mixture with the dry ingredients in portions.

Finally add the grated chocolate and stir in.

Grease a loaf tin or line it with baking paper, pour the dough into it...

... and bake in a preheated oven at 350 °F (180 °C) upper and lower heat for about 40 minutes (test with a toothpick!).

Then let the sweet bread cool down a bit and enjoy!

[Translated from here.]