# Baking

### Banana bread

I guess it's the easiest thing to bake if you never baked before.

Requires:
- 120 g of **butter**,
- **bananas**, overripe are better,
- 2 **eggs**,
- 100 g of **sugar**,
- a bit of **salt** and **vanilla powder**,
- 150 g of **flour**,
- 1 tsp. of **baking powder** (a.k.a leavening),
- an oven.

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If you start now, your bread will be ready in 2 hours. It's because you need to bake and then wait until the bread is cool.
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1. Melt 120 g of butter, put aside to let it cool;
2. Smash 250 g of bananas (250 g without skin) with a spoon and a fork to make a puree, put aside;
3. Mix 2 eggs, 100 g of sugar, a pinch of salt, 2 pinches of vanilla powder;
4. Whip the mix with a mixer for 3 minutes (go bananas) until you get a light foam;
5. Add cooled melted butter into the mix, whip for 30 more seconds;
6. Sift 150 g of flour + 1 tsp. of baking powder;
7. Whip the batter, choose lower speed;
8. Add banana puree into the batter, stir until smooth;
9. Fold the mix into a baking pan;
10. Bake for 40--45 minutes on 180 °C.

When time is up, check if it's done with a chopstick. If bottom is undercooked, cover the pan with a foil and cook longer.

When it's done, let it cool down naturally. It's said to be important.