Baking is a fun way to spend time at home and surged in popularity during lockdown. One such recipe which saw a boom in popularity was banana bread, with Britons using up their extra ripe bananas for a sweet treat. Express.co.uk has compiled a three-ingredient banana bread recipe perfect for you to make at home.

How to make banana bread with three ingredients

This recipe originally appeared on the Slow Cooker Recipes and Tips Facebook page and in recent weeks with the upsurge of coronavirus cases, it has become more popular again.

The ingredients include:

• Five mashed bananas
• One tin of condensed milk
• 320g of self-raising flour.

To make the delicious banana bread, you must mix the ingredients together before you pour it into a lined cake tin.

Next you must add 3cm of water to the bottom of your slow cooker before you place the cake tin inside.

Then place a tea towel under the lid and cook the banana bread on high for two hours.

Afterwards, you should have the perfect, easy to make banana bread.

How to make banana bread if you do not have a slow cooker

If you do not have a slow cooker, there is no need to panic, you can use other banana bread recipes.

This easy banana bread recipe will give you a perfect banana loaf every time, but you must ensure you always use really ripe bananas.

The ingredients you need are:

• 285g/10oz plain flour
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 110g/4oz butter, plus extra for greasing
• 225g/8oz caster sugar
• 2 free-range eggs
• 4 ripe bananas, mashed
• 85ml/3fl oz buttermilk (or normal milk mixed with 1½ tsp lemon juice or vinegar)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract.

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To make this recipe you must begin by preheating the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

Next, you should sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large mixing bowl.

In a separate bowl, you should cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

Then you need to add the eggs, mashed bananas, buttermilk and vanilla extract to the butter and sugar mixture and mix well, before you fold in the flour mixture.

Afterwards, you should grease a 20cm x 12.5cm/8in x 5in loaf tin (2lb) and pour the cake mixture into the tin.

Next, you should transfer to the oven and bake for about an hour, or until well-risen and golden-brown.

Then remove from the oven and cool in the tin for a few minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before serving.

How long does banana bread last?

You can keep banana bread one to two days in a pantry and up to a week in a fridge.

To maximise the shelf life of banana bread, you should cover it with foil or plastic wrap or place it in a plastic bag to prevent it from drying out.

However, if you freeze banana bread it can last up to three months.

How to freeze banana bread

You can either freeze banana bread in slices, half loaves or whole loaves.

To freeze in slices, you should double wrap each slice individually in foil then put the wrapped slices in a zip-top bag.

You should remove as much air from the bag as possible without squishing the bread and then place the bag in the freezer and remove slices as needed for a ready-made breakfast.

To freeze a half loaf you should slice a cooled loaf in half before wrapping it in foil and placing the foil-wrapped loaf in a zip-top bag, removing as much air as possible, and placing it in the freezer.

When freezing a whole loaf, you should replicate this process by wrapping the whole loaf in aluminium foil and storing it in a ziplock bag.

You must squeeze out as much air as possible before putting in the freezer for when you want it.

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