Banana Walnut Bread

When I tried it first time, it was white may be cause I didn't wait for bananas to turn black. It was little moist too, as if in need of more baking but the toothpick came out clean. But this time it was purrrrrfact & brown ;) except that it took little extra baking time :)

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups Maida
3 Ripe Bananas
1/2 cup Walnuts
2 tbsp raisins
3/4 cup Sugar
2 1/2 tsp Butter
2 tsp Curd/Yogurt
Pinch of Salt
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
1/2 cup Milk
1/4 tsp cinnamon powder

Method
Pre Heat oven to 180˚C.
Sieve together flour, salt, baking powder & soda. Keep aside.
Mash the bananas, add sugar, yogurt, vanilla, cinnamon and mix well.
Now add butter and beat till incorporated.
Add flour & milk alternately along with walnuts & raisins and fold.
Pour this batter in a greased bread tin and bake for about 60 minutes or till a tooth pick inserted comes out dry (give it time to get brown).
Delicious Banana Walnut Bread is ready.

Tips
*Original recipe had 1 cup sugar but I like it less sweet so removed 1/4 cup.
*Always add nuts along with flour, they won't sink to the bottom.
*Always FOLD when adding flour & milk, never BEAT.
*Don't purée the bananas in mixer, mash them with spoon.
*My oven took 1 hr 30 mins to bake this bread (I have no idea why it had that attitude towards such a lovely bread!!!).
*If you use brown sugar instead of white, colour of bread will be awesome ;) OR
*Sprinkling 2 tbsp brown sugar on the top before putting in oven will give beautiful brown color and crunch to the bread.