Nthochi

Nthochi is a prevalent bread baked with ripe bananas. Ripe bananas are the famous ingredient in this classic Malawian bread. The traditional recipe combines bananas with butter, sugar, eggs, and flour to make this delicious dish at home.

Malawi people often enjoy it as a dessert or a snack.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 bananas, ripe, mashed

Directions:

• Grease the loaf pan. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Beat the Cream of Margarine with the sugar in the eggs. Add flour, salt, baking powder, milk, and banana. Then pour into the bread pan.
• Bake the cake for about 1 hour.
• Cool and slice.