Banana Yoghurt Bread

INGREDIENTS

• 2 to 3 very ripe bananas, peeled
• 75g melted butter
• 100g (about 4 dollops) of Greek yoghurt
• ½ cup skim milk
• ¾ cup (raw caster) sugar (½ cup if you would like it less sweet, 1 cup if more sweet)
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ginger and/or cinnamon to taste
• 1¾ cups of all-purpose (wholemeal) flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• pinch of salt

METHOD

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (or 165°C fan-forced), and butter a 4x8-inch loaf pan.
2. In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until completely smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.
3. Thoroughly mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and a pinch of salt.
4. Mix in the sugar, greek yoghurt, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in 1 cup of flour. Add milk to mixture. Add rest of flour.
5. Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour at 165°C, or until a tester inserted into the centre comes out clean.
6. Remove from oven and cool completely on a rack. Remove the banana bread from the pan.