[Soft & Moist] Joanie's Banana Bread 琼妮老太太的香蕉蛋糕

食谱是在网络搜索时无意中看到的，据说是来自一位热爱烘培的老太太，所以蛋糕以她的名字命名。我喜欢有故事的东西，食谱收了一年多了（早在还没有开始这个部落格的时候）但它并没有被我遗忘，买齐材料后终于在上星期的国庆假日动手。

临时计划有变要赶着出门，所以我省略了原本要放的核桃（要切碎比较费时），随手抓了把杏仁片撒在面糊上，出来的效果也蛮不错的。

网络上对这蛋糕的评语极佳，这蛋糕并没有让我失望。蛋糕极其松软湿润，还有非常香浓的香蕉味（选用马来西亚香蕉，Del Monte不是我的那杯茶）。这食谱值得收藏，我一定会再做。

原食谱用了部分全麦面粉，我担心家人不喜欢，所以改为全面粉。不管了下次做我要加入全麦面粉，我喜欢nutty的口感。

我把食谱翻译成英文，中文食谱请看原著。

Sharing my adapted recipe from here.

Ingredients：
(A)
½ cup (115g) butter (soften at room temperature)
1 cup sugar (depends on sweetness of the bananas used)(I cut down to 120g and used partial brown sugar)
(B)
2 eggs (lightly beaten)
(C)
1¼ cup mashed bananas (I used about 8 small bananas)
½ cup sour cream or yogurt (one small tub of yogurt is just nice)
1 tsp vanilla extract
(D)
1 cup plain flour }
½ cup whoemeal flour } total I used 200g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1½ tsp cinnamon powder
Pinch of salt (optional, not in original recipe)
(E)
1 cup nuts (any nut of your choice, chopped and pre-toasted)(I omitted this and sprinkled some almond flakes on top instead)

Method:
1) Line and grease a 9"x5" loaf pan. Combine (D) and mix well. Preheat oven to 175C.
2) Beat (A) till fluffy. Add (B) bit by bit. Mix well before each addition.
3) Add (C), mix well. Sift in (D) in a few sessions, beat at low speed till just incorporated.
4) Fold in (E) with a spatula. Bake for 50 - 60 mins till cooked (a skewer inserted and comes out clean). Leave in pan for a few mins, unmould and cool on wire rack.

Note:
1) Use very ripe bananas for a more yummy cake.
2) Total amount of mashed bananas and sour cream/yogurt equal to 1-3/4 cups, can use more bananas and less sour cream/yogurt or vice versa.
3) I will try to use 2 small loaf pans or a bigger pan next time to cut down the baking time (can enjoy the cake earlier and also to save electricity cost).

4) I ran out of cinnamon powder so I only added whatever leftover, probably less than ½ tsp only, so the cinnamon taste is not prominent.

I end this post with a snap shot of Lucius taken last night. Happy baking!