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BANANA LOAF
Organic Light Brown Self Raising flour
A very easy recipe, great for children to make for a teatime or
lunch box treat. You will need very ripe bananas plus chocolate
chips or, even better, good dark chocolate chopped into
chunks. The loaf is delicious cut into thick slices and eaten plain
or spread with cream cheese, butter or chocolate spread.
Makes one medium loaf cake – cuts into 12
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Baking time: 55 minutes
- 250g Marriage’s Organic Light Brown Self Raising Flour
- A good pinch of salt
- 150g caster sugar
- 100g unsalted butter, melted but not hot
- 2 large free-range eggs, beaten to mix
- 250g peeled ripe bananas - about 2 large or 3 medium
- 75g dark chocolate chips or chunks
- 100g walnut pieces
- A 900g loaf tin, greased and base-lined
Heat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4.
Mix the flour with the salt and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the
cooled melted butter and the beaten eggs to the bowl. Put the
peeled bananas on a plate and roughly mash with a fork –
there should still be some lumpy bits – then add to the mixing
bowl. Add the chocolate chips and walnut pieces to the bowl
and mix all the ingredients together with a wooden spoon until
thoroughly combined.
Transfer the mixture to the prepared tin and spread evenly.
Bake in the heated oven for 55 minutes until a good golden
brown and a cocktail stick inserted into the centre of the loaf
comes out clean.
Leave to cool for 5 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack and
leave to cool completely before slicing.
Store in an airtight container and eat within 4 days.
