Breakfast is my coffee..........

Breakfast for me is definitely the most important meal of the day. You really don't want to be around me if I haven't had my breakfast. Cranky, tired and possibly the chance I could faint. Actually this is pretty much me if I don't have lunch or dinner. I really am a foodie.

It is true what they say though, a good breakfast can really kick start your day. Its a great energy booster and does help with your concentration. Breakfast for me is what coffee is for other people. I just cant function until I have eaten.

Like most things I do, I find something I love and I run with it, this pretty much applies to my  cereal too. I will go months on end eating one type of cereal and then all of a sudden I remember that there are hundreds of other varieties I could be enjoying. 

So when I have a few bananas that are on their way out I love baking this delicious recipe, which my gorgeous mum passed onto me. Lightly toasted with a load of butter smeared on top and a cup of tea, this certainly makes for a yummy change up in my breakfast routine. It is also extremely filling, I cant say how healthy it is, but I'm not to interested in that part hehehe

So go on give it a try, mix up your breakfast routine too.

The Recipe  (don't worry its not a family secret)

115g butter

140g sugar

2 eggs

1tsp vanilla essence

4 - 5 bananas

1 1/2 cups self raising flour

1/2 tsp salt

Cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 180 deg

In a mixing bowl cream the sugar and softened butter

Add the eggs, one at a time and mix in

In a separate bowl mash the bananas with the back of a fork and then add to the mixture, along with the vanilla essence, flour and salt. Slowly fold all the ingredients together

Line a loaf tin with baking paper and pour the mixture into the tin. I like to cover the top with cinnamon.

Bake for 1hr +- depending on your oven this could vary slightly. To check if the bread is ready, insert a knife into the middle of the loaf, if it comes out with a lot of mixture on it leave to bake for another 10 minutes and check again. Repeat until you feel its cooked all the way through.

Leave to cool down and then cut into thick slices and spread a good chunk of butter over a piece. Enjoy!

Note: Your bread will still cook once you have removed from the oven as the tin is still hot. So don't be to alarmed if there is a little mixture still on the knife