Banana Bread

• 3 very ripe bananas (about 350g peeled)
• 115g butter, melted
• 150g light brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 190g plain flour
• 75g walnuts or chocolate chips (optional)

Heat the oven to 175°C (155°C fan) and line a 900g loaf tin.

Mash the bananas, then stir in the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla.

Sprinkle over the bicarb, salt and cinnamon, then fold in the flour and nuts until there are no dry streaks.

Pour into the tin and bake until a skewer comes out clean. Cover with foil if it browns too quickly.

Cool in the tin, then turn out onto a rack.