Kim McCosker shared this recipe for classically delicious banana bread with Joan Hamburg today!

Serves 8
 
2 large, really ripe bananas
½ cup superfine sugar
1 cup mayonnaise
2 cups self-rising flour
 
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line an 8-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.  In a medium bowl, mash the bananas.  Stir in the sugar.  Add the mayonnaise, flour and a pinch of sea salt and light mix until just combined.  Pour the batter into the pan.  Bake until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 minutes.  Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn onto a rack.  Enjoy it warm straight from the oven or lightly toasted.
 
Optional: Add 2 tablespoons maple syrup when mixing the bananas and sugar.
 
Tip:  You can toast the bread  -- it’s yummy served with a little butter or crème fraîche and berries
 
Copyright © 2012 by Meymott Enterprises Pty Ltd. from 4 Ingredients One Pot, One Bowl published by Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc