Banana Bread With Walnuts
Posted: 18 Feb 2021 09:19
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Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 55 minutes
Serves: 8 persons
This bread, if served as eight portions, provides 391 cals, 16.5g fat (of which 8.5g saturates), 27g sugar and 0.6g salt per portion.
Ingredients
- 115g (4oz) butter, softened
- 115g (4oz) brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 250g (8oz) mix of flours, or just plain
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt (leave it out if using salted butter)
For the topping:
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp toasted walnuts
- 2 tsp of cinnamon
Method
1. Preheat oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas Mark 6.
2. In a small bowl, add all the ingredients for the topping and mix well.
3. Cream together the butter and sugar until pale.
4. Add the eggs in thirds, beating after each addition.
5. Add in the banana, only just mix in as you want texture.
6. In a separate bowl add flours and baking powder, mix well.
7. Add a tablespoon of dry mixture to the wet mixture, mix, then repeat until all combined.
8. Pour mixture into a lined 2lb loaf tin and sprinkle over the topping.
9. Bake in the middle shelf for 55 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.