We're crazy about foodย at paper republic: we have shared group lunches every dayย and at least once a week, one person will makeย lunch for all of us in the office. Butย the best bit is when people make homemade snacks and desserts :)
So oftenย the distinguished smell of leather will be combined with freshly baked cookies or banana bread.
True story!
One refill for recipes
I like to write down my favourite recipes inย my grand voyageur, even if they end up getting covered in butter stains from time to time.ย
I have a specialย refillย solely for my cooking and baking recipes. I used to be worried about getting something on my grand voyageur when I was cooking, but ourย leather journalsย areย made with vegetable tanned vachetta leatherย (it's the best!), so it will age beautifullyย and develop the unique patina we talk about over time. So the way you use it will give yours its own personality reflecting your life.
And if you do splash someย dough or wine on it when in the kitchen - don't worry. You can always clean it: ourย leather notebooks and accessoriesย can be kept inย lovingย conditionย with ourย le baume pour cuirย which is made from beeswax and natural oils and will clean and restore your leather.
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This is my recipe forย banana bread
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 55 minutes
INGREDIENTS
3 very ripe bananas, peeledย
300 g self raising flourย
150 g sugar
150 g melted butter
Pinch of salt
80mL milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
optional: chopped chocolate/walnuts
Please note:
The best bananas to use are the ones which are squishy and browning inside
You can also useย regular flour and simply add a teaspoon of baking powder
I often make a vegan version, just leave out the egg, milk and butter and add ยผ cup vegetable oil and 80mL plant based milk (I like almond milk)
DIRECTIONS
The beauty of this banana bread recipe is you donโt need a fancy mixer! A mixing bowl, a fork to whisk the egg and a sturdy spoon to mix the butterย are all you need.
1. Preheat the oven to 180ยฐC. Lightly spray a loaf pan with oil and set aside.
2. Melt the butter
3. In a large bowl, mash the banana until almost smooth
4. Stir the wet ingredients into the banana until combined.
5. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture. Stop stirring when there are no flour patches at the bottom of the bowl.
6. Spoon the dough into the loaf pan and spread out evenly. Add your desired toppings and gently press them into the dough to adhere.
7. Bake the loaf, uncovered, for 45 to 55 minutes, until lightly golden and firm on top. The top of the loaf should slowly spring back when touched.
Now the hard part, you need to wait a little longer before eating it...
8. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Set the loaf, still in the pan, on a wire cooling rack. Let it cool for 10 minutes โ this helps the loaf solidify and makes it easier to remove from the pan.
9. Remove from pan and cool another 10 minutes
ย And now finally, enjoy a good piece of banana bread!
Should we try something new?
That's the first recipe I've shared, and I hope to share more soon.
In the meantime,ย do you have a recipe which you think our team should try out?ย We have some amazing amateur cooks and bakers in here always keen to try something new.
Feel free to share with us atย wecare@paper-republic.eu!
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