--- title: "What’s cooking today: Quick banana loaf" description: "Lockdown hasn't gone anywhere yet, and nor has banana bread. Looking for a use for those bananas that all ripened at the same time in the heat of summer? Banana bread is a favourite in most households and this recipe combines a quick soda bread with the handy fruit." type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "TGIFood" author: "The Foodie's Wife" author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/the-foodies-wife/" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-01-21-whats-cooking-today-quick-banana-loaf/" published: "2021-01-21T12:30:35" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 137 --- # What’s cooking today: Quick banana loaf > Lockdown hasn't gone anywhere yet, and nor has banana bread. Looking for a use for those bananas that all ripened at the same time in the heat of summer? Banana bread is a favourite in most households and this recipe combines a quick soda bread with the handy fruit. By The Foodie's Wife · Published 21 January 2021, 14:30 SAST ## Content **Ingredients** 3 ripe bananas ½ cup sugar 500 g self-raising flour 500 ml buttermilk 25 ml water **Method** Combine the flour and sugar and sift together. Slice the bananas and add to the mixture. Add the buttermilk and mix the ingredients together. Take 25 ml water, pour into the used buttermilk container and shake well to loosen any remaining buttermilk. Add to the mixture. Put the sticky mixture into a greased bread tin and bake at 180℃ for 50 minutes. Serve with butter, preferably while still warm. **DM/TGIFood** *Our Thank God It’s Food newsletter is sent to subscribers every Friday at 6pm, and published on the*[*TGIFood platform*](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/section/tgifood/)*on Daily Maverick. It’s all about great reads on the themes of food and life. Subscribe*[*here*](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/about/newsletter/)*.* *Send your recipes to tony@dailymaverick.co.za with a hi-resolution horizontal (landscape) photo.*