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Banana Bread in the Air Fryer

Name: Banana Bread in the Air Fryer
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 ripe bananas; ~100 g butter; ~150 g sugar; ~2 eggs; ~1 tsp vanilla extract; ~200 g self-raising flour; ~1 tsp cinnamon; ~¼ tsp salt; ~¼ tsp nutmeg; ~100 g nuts; ~1 tbsp coarse sugar

⏱ 50 min

A delicious banana bread baked in an air fryer that's quicker and more economical than traditional oven baking. The natural banana flavour combined with warming spices like cinnamon and nutmeg creates a soft, moist crumb with a lovely crunchy sugar-topped crust.

Adapted from a video by John Kirkwood

Banana Bread in the Air Fryer: Quicker, Cheaper, Better,

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Ingredients

ripe bananaslarge, mashed2
buttersoftened, creamed with sugar~100 gest.
sugar~150 gest.
eggs~2est.
vanilla extract~1 tspest.
self-raising flouralready contains baking powder; or use plain flour plus 2 tsp baking powder~200 gest.
cinnamon~1 tspest.
saltomit if using unsalted butter~¼ tspest.
nutmegfreshly grated~¼ tspest.

Steps

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1
Mash two large ripe bananas together on a plate with a fork and set aside.
2
Line the bottom of your loaf tin with parchment paper and grease the entire tin with lard or butter.
3
Place butter and sugar in a medium mixing bowl. Using a spatula, cream them together; if the butter is too firm, microwave for 5 seconds on full power. Switch to a whisk and beat until light and creamy, about 3 to 4 minutes.
4
Add the mashed banana, eggs, and vanilla extract to the creamed butter and sugar, and whisk well for about 2 minutes.
5
In a separate bowl, mix together the self-raising flour, cinnamon, salt (if using salted butter, omit), and freshly grated nutmeg. If using plain flour, add 2 tsp baking powder.
6
Sift the dry ingredients into the wet mixture and gently fold together with a spatula to preserve the air beaten into the batter.
7
Gently fold in the roughly chopped nuts, such as walnuts, into the batter.
8
Preheat your air fryer on bake mode at 160°C (320°F) for 3 minutes, removing the crisp tray if you have one to allow maximum rise.
9
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin, scraping out all of it. Give it a few light taps on the bench to release larger air bubbles, then sprinkle coarse sugar over the top.
10
Place the tin into the preheated air fryer and bake at 160°C (320°F) for 35 minutes. For a conventional oven, use the same temperature and similar baking time.
11
Test the banana bread with a cocktail stick or kebab skewer in a couple of places—if it comes out dry, the bread is done.
12
Carefully remove the loaf tin from the air fryer and place it on a wire rack. Let it cool for 10 minutes before removing it from the tin.
13
Carefully turn the banana bread out of the tin. If the parchment paper is still attached, peel it off. Slice and enjoy while still warm for the best banana aroma, soft crumb, and moist texture.

Banana Bread in the Air Fryer

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