Banana bread for very brown bananas

If the bananas in your fruit bowl are nearly black, this is what they are for. The darker they are, the sweeter and more moist the loaf.

You need

• 3 very ripe bananas
• 80 g melted butter
• 150 g brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• A pinch of salt
• 190 g flour

Method

1. Heat the oven to 180°C and line a loaf tin.
2. Mash the bananas in a bowl, then stir in the butter, sugar and egg.
3. Sprinkle over the bicarbonate and salt, then fold in the flour until just mixed.
4. Bake for about 55 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean.

Let it cool before you slice it, if you can.