Bananabrauð með súkkulaði

Banana bread

In my opinion, you can never have enough banana bread recipes... and the bread presented here is really nice and fluffy and delicious!

Banana bread has been very popular in Iceland since US soldiers had been stationed here on the island during World War II. They brought both to the contry: banana plants and recipes for banana bread. In greenhouses heated with geothermal energy, mainly in Hveragerði and the surrounding area, the plants thrive very well. 

In addition, banana bread is ideal as a "leftover utilization" for 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 180 °C upper/lower heat. 

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

Peel and puree the bananas.

Add the egg to the banana puree...

... and, in portions, stir in the dry ingredients to the moist mass.

Finally, add the grated chocolate and stir. 

Grease a loaf pan or line it with baking paper. Fill in the dough...

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

 

Let the sweet bread cool down a bit and enjoy!