Iso Inspo: Things Keeping Our Spirits High at Home This Week
A few things keeping our spirits high as we isolate at home this week.
Mood: Messy Hair, Don’t Care
What’s the point of having virtual meetings if you can’t be comfortable…
Making: Jo’s Ultimate Banana Bread
Serve with honey and natural yoghurt or cream.
Jo’s Ultimate Banana Bread
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon ground
4 ripe bananas
1 whole egg
1 egg’s white
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
6 tablespoons butter melted
10 toasted and chopped almonds or walnuts
Rolled oats (optional)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line an 8”x5” loaf pan with baking paper or grease before dusting with flour.
Sift flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon into mixing bowl.
In another bowl, mash bananas with a fork.
In a bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla, melted butter, and mashed banana for 2 minutes using a hand mixer on medium speed, or whisk for three minutes.
Add the dry ingredients and mix well until there are no dry lumps.
Add the nuts and fold into the batter using a spatula or a wooden spoon.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking loaf pan.
Sprinkle rolled oats over the top for added texture.
Bake for 45 minutes to one hour, the baking time depends on your oven. The banana bread is fully baked when a toothpick or a wooden skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Place the loaf bread over a cooling rack to cool completely before slicing or storing.
Obsessed With: Houseparty Group Chat App
Houseparty is the latest social network craze which helps you connect with the people you care about most. The app makes connecting face-to-face effortless, alerting you when your friends are “in the house” and ready to chat so you can jump right into the conversation. Our favourite part? The (virtual) trivia feature!