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Banana bonanza
Hot Numbers’ banana bread recipe proved so popular when sold on the cake counter that it now has a firm place on the cafe menu. Letting us into its secrets is executive chef Louise Price. “We serve it with a mascarpone cream,
homemade banana curd, blueberries and banana chips,” she says. hotnumberscoffee.co.uk
Banana bread YOU WILL NEED
• 190g light brown sugar • 80g dark brown sugar • 255g plain flour • 200g butter • 3 eggs • 3 bananas • 5g cinnamon • 9g bicarbonate of soda METHOD 1. Preheat oven to 170°C. 2. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. 3. Add the eggs slowly. 4. Once combined, add the banana, then all the dry ingredients. 5. Place in a 1kg baking tin and bake for 50 minutes. Check it’s cooked all the way through, if not return to the oven for another ten minutes.
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