Banana and Walnut Bread
Banana and walnut bread is a light moist loaf, the sweetness of the bananas blends perfectly with the toastiness and crunch from the nuts.
Servings: 8 slices
Ingredients
- 50 g chopped walnuts
- 150 ml vegetable oil
- 200 g dark brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3-4 ripe bananas
- 75 g natural yoghurt
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp mixed spice
- ¼ tsp salt
- 225g plain flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170C, 325 F, Gas Mark 3.
- Grease a loaf tin.
- Peel the bananas, then mash them in a bowl then add the yoghurt and mix up.
- Add the bicarbonate of soda, baking power, salt and mixed spice to the yoghurt and banana mixture and stir
- In a separate bowl mix up the dark brown sugar, eggs and oil until smooth
- Add the yoghurt mixture and combine.
- Finally add the flour and the walnuts and mix until the flour is all mixed in.
- Place in the loaf tin and cook for 45 - 50 minutes. You can check it is done by putting a skewer or knife into the banana bread and seeing
- Leave to cool in the tin for around ten minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.