Advice for children video

Rachel from AMH MensSana shares advice on staying mentally well for children. She covers everything from going on a bear hunt to making Banana Bread.

Banana Bread Recipe

Try out this recipe perfected to a T by one of our team.

Ingredients

140g butter, softened, plus extra for the tin

90g caster sugar

2 large eggs, beaten

175g self-raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

2 very ripe bananas, mashed

1 extra banana for decoration

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
  2. Butter a 2lb loaf tin and line the base and sides with baking parchment.
  3. Cream 140g softened butter and 140g caster sugar until light and fluffy, then slowly add 2 beaten large eggs with a little of the 140g flour. 
  4. Fold in the remaining flour, 1 tsp baking powder and 2 mashed bananas.
  5. Pour into the tin. Cut banana length ways and lay both on top of cake mixture. Sprinkle with caster sugar.
  6. bake for about 30 mins. Turn oven down to 150C for 25 minutes.
  7. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove to a wire rack.

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