Apple juice banana bread

Banana bread

A gorgeous afternoon tea treat

Nutrition per serving

Of an adult’s reference intake

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Ingredients

• 125 g unsalted butter , plus extra for greasing (at room temperature)
• 2 large free-range eggs
• 4 ripe bananas
• 2 tablespoons runny honey
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened apple juice
• 250 g self-raising flour , plus extra for dusting
• 1 big pinch of ground cinnamon
• 50 g pecans , optional

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Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
2. Lightly grease the bottom and sides of a 1-litre loaf tin with a little butter – I use a folded-up piece of kitchen paper to do this.
3. In a large bowl, use a wooden spoon to beat the soft butter until creamy.
4. Crack in the eggs and beat them with the butter. It might look a little lumpy but don’t worry, it will come back together later.
5. Peel 3 of the bananas, then mash and smush them into the mix with a fork so you’ve got a mixture of smooth and chunky.
6. Stir in the honey and the apple juice, then use a spatula to fold in the flour and cinnamon, taking care not to over mix.
7. If using, chop the pecans on a chopping board using the cross-chop method (or you could bash them with a rolling pin), then fold them through the mixture.
8. Spoon all the mixture into the loaf tin, then peel and slice the remaining banana and poke into the top. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until golden and cooked through. To check if it’s done, stick a cocktail stick or skewer into the middle of the loaf, remove it after 5 seconds and if it comes out clean the loaf’s cooked; if it’s slightly sticky it needs a bit longer.
9. Allow the loaf to cool slightly, then carefully turn out on to a wire rack to cool completely.
10. Transfer to a nice plate, cut into slices, then serve. It’s delicious spread with butter, honey, your favourite jam or even chocolate spread. Have fun!

— This works best with super-ripe bananas, so use up any that you’ve got at home.
— Instead of the pecans, you could try chopped peanuts, walnuts, hazelnuts, dried fruit or chocolate, or a sprinkling of chocolate chips.

Jamie wholeheartedly believes that cooking is up there as one of the most valuable skills you can teach a child. Getting kids excited about food, where it comes from and how to cook it, gives them a better chance of being healthier and happier in the long run. When cooking with kids, use your common sense to determine what jobs they can help you with, depending on their age and skill level. It’s always good to start small, with jobs such as mixing and measuring, then progress to elements of a recipe, then go on to slightly trickier techniques over time. The more they cook, the better they’ll get. Make sure you supervise them when using heat or sharp utensils like knives and box graters, and teach them about the importance of washing their hands before they start, and after handling raw meat and fish, as well as other basic hygiene rules. Most of all, have fun with it, and encourage them to give things a go.

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Banana Bread

Moist and delicious banana bread recipe. Easy to make, no need for a mixer! Ripe bananas, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda, and flour.

Elise founded Simply Recipes in 2003 and led the site until 2019. She has an MA in Food Research from Stanford University.

This banana bread has been the most popular recipe on Simply Recipes for over 10 years. Thousands of people make it every day. Why?

Because it really is the best banana bread recipe, period. You can mix everything in one bowl, you can vary the amount of sugar or bananas. And the secret to its great flavor? Melted butter.

The beauty of this banana bread recipe is you don’t need a fancy mixer! A mixing bowl, a fork to whisk the eggs and a sturdy spoon to mix the batter are all you need. The sugar amount is flexible. The original recipe called for a cup of white sugar, but most people, including me, do just fine with 3/4 of a cup, and many are happy with a 1/2 cup.

You can toss in a cup of chopped nuts, raisins, or chocolate chips if you want, or put the batter into muffin tins and make banana nut muffins instead. You can even go a step further and make chocolate banana bread.

I was given this banana bread recipe years ago from my friend Heidi H, who, many years before, had begged the recipe from a ski buddy’s mother—Mrs. Hockmeyer. Thanks Heidi!

• Wondering how to freeze, store and thaw your banana bread? Click here for all the ins and outs on how to keep your banana bread at its best!

Video: How To Make Banana Bread

How to Make Banana Bread

Banana Bread

No need for a mixer for this recipe! Clean-up is easy too, if you want, you can mix everything in one mixing bowl.

The best bananas to use for banana bread are those that are over-ripe. The yellow peels should be at least half browned, and the bananas inside squishy and browning.

We recommend an 8×4-inch pan for this recipe. It can also be made in a 9×5-inch pan, but the loaves will have less rise.

NOTE: We have reduced the amount of baking soda in this recipe from 1 teaspoon to 1/2 teaspoon. After testing, we found that bread made with less baking soda has a slightly higher and more consistent rise with a nice dome and a tender crust, while the flavor and texture are consistent with the original recipe. This said, if you have been baking this bread with 1 teaspoon of baking soda and are happy with those results, by all means continue doing so!

Ingredients

2 to 3 medium (7″ to 7-7/8″ long) very ripe bananas, peeled (about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups mashed)

1/3 cup (76g) butter, unsalted or salted, melted

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 cup (150g) sugar (1/2 cup if you would like it less sweet, 1 cup if more sweet)

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My Favorite Banana Bread Recipe

With its super-moist texture, buttery banana and brown sugar flavors, and incredibly soft crumb, this is my favorite banana bread recipe. You need 4 ripe bananas.

This is my favorite banana bread recipe, one that I’ve cherished for years. It’s the recipe that comes to mind first when I have leftover spotty bananas on the counter and the bread that’s on constant rotation in my freezer stash. This is the best ever banana bread recipe and if you haven’t tried it yet, now’s the time.

Banana Bread Video Tutorial

I’ve tried many basic banana bread recipes and this one is my very favorite. Readers have fallen in love too! What makes this one so good? This banana bread has the most bananas out of any banana bread I’ve ever made before. 2 whole cups of mashed banana, which is about 4 large bananas. More banana adds more moisture and flavor to the finished product.

How to Mash Bananas

Did you know you can use your electric mixer to mash bananas? Break or slice the spotty bananas into large pieces and place in the bowl of your stand mixer– or use a regular mixing bowl and your hand mixer. Begin beating on low, then gradually increase to medium-high speed as the bananas break down into mashed banana. Transfer the bananas to another bowl and use the mixing bowl for the banana bread ingredients. (No need to clean it– some mashed banana remnants is fine.)

I do this when I mash bananas for banana muffins, too.

Other Banana Bread Ingredients

• Butter: Use softened butter for a soft texture and irresistible butter flavor.
• Brown Sugar: Use all brown sugar in this recipe. In the headnotes for this chocolate chip cookies recipe, I explain that brown sugar yields soft and moist cookies. Well brown sugar works that same magic in banana bread, too. It also adds wonderful flavor.
• Eggs: Eggs supply cakes, cupcakes, breads, doughs, and cookies their stability and structure, as well as a tender texture. You’ll need 2 large eggs in this banana bread recipe.
• Yogurt: Yogurt adds even more moisture to this banana bread. I like to use yogurt as much as possible when I’m baking. Sour cream is a wonderful substitution for plain yogurt. You can use the two interchangeably in most baking recipes.

For banana nut bread, add 3/4 cup of chopped nuts to the banana bread batter; I like using either pecans or walnuts. I absolutely adore their sweet, toasty, and slight crunch nestled inside the soft banana bread crumbs. Feel free to leave them out completely if you’re not a fan of banana nut bread!

For a whole wheat version, try my whole wheat banana bread.

How to Freeze Banana Bread

I’ve received a lot of questions about freezing banana bread since I published the recipe, so let me share what works. You can freeze banana bread using these instructions to preserve its fresh flavor and texture for months!

1. Cool baked banana bread completely.
2. Tightly wrap the loaf or slices (individually or grouped) in 2-3 layers of plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
3. Place wrapped banana bread in a large freezer-friendly storage bag or reusable container.
4. Date the bag and freeze for up to 3-4 months. Thaw wrapped or unwrapped in the refrigerator or at room temperature. All methods work like a charm!

I like to freeze banana bread in slices because the slices thaw much quicker– even by lunchtime!

Overall, this is an easy recipe for classic banana bread. The batter takes about 10 minutes to throw together, the bread stays moist for days, and nothing beats the smell of fresh banana bread in the oven. (Except for, maybe, apple cinnamon bread… try that one next!)

More Favorite Banana Recipes:

Here are all my banana recipes if you’re craving more baking inspiration.

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Учебник Spotlight 6. Student’s Book. Страница 86

Module 9а. Food and Drink — Еда и питье

1. a) Listen and repeat. Which of these items are fruit/meat/vegetables/ drinks/dairy products? Which of them are similar in your language? — Про­слушай и повтори. Какие из этих предметов фрукты/мясо/овощи/напитки/ молочные продукты?

• fruit: apples, bananas — фрукты: яблоки, бананы
• meat: meat — мясо: мясо
• vegetables: carrots, potatoes, onions, tomatoes — овощи: морковь, картошка, лук, помидоры
• drinks: water, juice, milk, coffee — напитки: вода, сок, молоко, кофе
• dairy products: milk, cheese, yoghurt, ice-cream — молочные продукты: молоко, сыр, йогурт, мороженое

Комментарий: В указанные категории не входят eggs (яйца), bread (хлеб), pepper (перец), salt (соль), olive oil (оливковое масло), fish (рыба), honey (мед), cake (торт), biscuit (печенье), rice (рис), sugar (сахар)

b) Choose items from the picture and act out exchanges in pairs as in the example. — Выберите продукты с картинок и разыграйте диалоги в парах, как в примере

• A: Do you like fish? — Тебе нравится рыба?
• B: Yes, it’s delicious. /No, it’s horrible. — Да, она вкусная/ Нет, она ужасная.

• A: Do you like apples? — Тебе нравятся яблоки?
• B: Yes, they’re tasty. I also like oranges and bananas. Do you like fruits? — Да, они вкусные. Мне также нравятся апельсины и бананы. А тебе нравятся фрукты?
• A: No, I prefer meat, cheese, milk and yoghurt. Do you like yoghurt? — Нет, я предпочитаю мясо, сыр, молоко и йогурт. Тебе нравится йогурт?
• B: Yes, I do. Especially I like yoghurt with fruit pieces. — Да. Особенно я люблю йогурт с кусочками фруктов.
• A: Oh, yeah. You’ll never see yoghurt with meat pieces. Such a pity. — О да. Ты никогда не встретишь йогурт с кусочками мяса. А жаль.

2. Which of the words in Ex. 1 are: countable (we can count them)? uncountable (we can’t count them)? — Какие из слов в упр. 1: исчисляемые? неисчисляемые?

• milk — молоко —uncountable
• eggs — яйца —countable
• juice — сок —uncountable
• yoghurt — йогурт —uncountable
• water — вода —uncountable
• cheese — сыр — uncountable
• bread — хлеб —uncountable
• pepper — перец —uncountable
• salt — соль —uncountable
• olive oil — оливковое масло —uncountable
• meat — мясо —uncountable
• fish — рыба —uncountable
• potatoes — картофель —countable
• apples — яблоки —countable
• bananas — бананы —countable
• ice-cream — мороженое —uncountable
• honey — мёд —uncountable
• cake — торт —uncountable
• biscuit — печенье —countable
• tomatoes — помидоры —countable
• carrots — морковь —countable
• onions — лук —countable
• rice — рис —uncountable
• coffee — кофе —uncountable
• sugar — сахар —uncountable

Примечание: Давайте разберем, какие существительные могут считаться неисчисляемыми, а какие — исчисляемыми. Из самого названия понятно, что то, что можно посчитать (в штуках), является исчисляемым предметом. Различные жидкости, массы, сыпучие предметы нельзя посчитать в штуках (для этого используются другие меры веса и объема), если только у них нет индивидуальной упаковки.

Приведем примеры. Yoghurt — йогурт — является неисчисляемым предметом, а если мы говорим об индивидуальной упаковке, тогда йогурт становится исчисляемым. Сравните: вода (неисчисляемое) — бутылка воды (исчисляемое), торт (неисчисляемое) — кусочек торта (исчисляемое), хлеб (неисчисляемое) — буханка хлеба (исчисляемое) и т.д. Есть еще такие сложные слова как potatoes (картофель) — во множественном числе это слово исчисляемое, поскольку подразумевается несколько картофелин. А в единственном (potato) оно может быть как исчисляемым (одна картофелина), так и неисчисляемым, когда мы говорим о ней, как о еде (блюде).

3. a) Read the examples and the rules. — Прочитай примеры и правила

1. To make this dish you need some tomatoes, an egg and some olive oil. — Чтобы приготовить это блюдо, тебе нужны несколько помидоров, яйцо и немного оливкового масла.
2. We need to go to the supermarket; we haven’t got any eggs and we haven’t got much olive oil. We haven’t got many potatoes, either. — Нам нужно пойти в магазин; у нас нет яиц и у нас нет достаточно оливкового масла. У нас также не так много помидоров.
3. Are there any tomatoes in the fridge? — Есть помидоры в холодильнике?
4. I think we have a little milk and a few eggs. Do we need any olive oil? — Я думаю, у нас есть немного молока и несколько яиц. Нам нужно оливковое масло?

• We use some in the affirmative and any in the negative and the interrogative. — Мы используем some в утвердительных и any в отрицательных или вопросительных предложениях
• We use much (enough )/alittle (not much but enough) with uncountable nouns — Мы используем much (достаточно)/a little (не много, но достаточно) с неисчисляемыми существительными
• We use many (enough)/a few (not many but enough) with countable nouns. — Мы используем many (достаточно)/a few (не много, но достаточно) с исчисляемыми существительными
• We use a lot of with both countable and uncountable nouns. — Мы используем a lot of (много) и с исчисляемыми и с неисчисляемыми существительными (только в утвердительных предложениях).

Подробно об употреблении some/any можно прочитать в нашем грамматическом справочнике.

b) Look at the picture in Ex. 1 and ask and answer questions. — Посмотри на картинку в упр. 1, задай вопросы и ответь на них.

• A: Is there any milk? — Есть молоко?
• B: Yes, there’s some milk. — Да, есть немного молока.
• A: Is there any sugar? — Есть сахар?
• B: Not much. — Не много.
• A: Are there any tomatoes? — Есть помидоры?
• B: Not many. — Не много

• A: Are there any eggs? — Есть яйца?
• B: Yes, there’re some eggs. — Да, есть яйца.
• A: Are there any carrots in the fridge? — Есть морковка в холодильнике?
• B: Yes, there’re some. — Да, есть.
• A: Do you see bananas in the fridge? — Ты видишь бананы в холодильнике?
• B: Yes, I see many bananas in our fridge? — Да, я вижу много бананов.

• A: Is there any juice? — Есть сок?
• B: Yes, there is a little. — Да, есть немного.
• A: Is there any bread? — Есть хлеб?
• B: Yes, there is a lot of bread. — Да, есть много хлеба.
• A: Is there any cheese in the fridge? — Есть сок в холодильнике?
• B: No, there isn’t any. — Нет.
• A: Is there any sugar? — Есть сахар.
• B: We haven’t much sugar? — У нас нет много сахара.

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