Banana Bread Recipe with Secret Soured Cream Ingredient
Banana Bread with Soured Cream: Easy Recipe

Banana bread is a classic sweet treat, and baker Jane Dunn has revealed how she makes the bake 'utterly delicious' every time with a simple surprise ingredient: soured cream. Bananas are a great snack when you need energy, but if you don't eat them quickly enough, they go mushy. A perfect way to use overripe bananas is to bake them into banana bread.

Jane's Secret Ingredient

Baker, recipe developer, and TikTok creator Jane Dunn, known as Jane's Patisserie, shared her take on the classic bake. She includes soured cream to make the banana bread moist and adds dark chocolate chips for a bitter-sweet kick. In the video's caption, she writes: "A lovely moist banana bread studded with chocolate chips, ideal for using up any bananas that are on the turn! The soured cream is the perfect addition for creating a gorgeous texture."

Why Soured Cream Works

Jane explains on her website: "I used soured cream as I found it baked best with it – and four large ripe bananas worked best for me. Banana bread doesn't rise that much, so it will look like a lot of mix, but trust me, it works." She prefers dark chocolate because she loves its flavor.

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Recipe for Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Jane's video has been viewed over 13,400 times, receiving 453 likes and six comments. One user commented: "Can't beat a good banana bread." Another said: "Ooh, I made chocolate chip banana bread a few days ago with melted, drizzled chocolate swirled into the top." Here is how to make Jane's recipe at home.

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Ingredients

  • Four ripe bananas (plus one for the top)
  • 125g unsalted butter
  • 150g light brown sugar
  • 250g self-raising flour
  • One tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • Three medium eggs
  • 75g soured cream
  • One tsp vanilla extract
  • 150g chocolate chips

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) and line a 2lb loaf tin.
  2. Mash the bananas, setting aside one for decoration.
  3. In a new bowl, beat the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, banana, soured cream, and vanilla, and beat again.
  4. Add the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon, and beat again. Fold in the chocolate chips, then pour into the tin.
  5. Optionally, place a banana on top for decoration.
  6. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes. After 30 minutes, cover lightly with foil to prevent excessive browning. Once baked, leave to cool fully and enjoy.