Name: Banana bread
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 50-55 minutes
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 large bananas (250g peeled weight); 2 free-range eggs; 4 tbsp rapeseed oil; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 100g soft light-brown sugar; 150g wholemeal flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 heaped tsp mixed spice; 50g walnuts, roughly chopped (saving a few whole ones to put on top)

Pop a slice of this fruity loaf in your packed lunch.

Serves

Prep

10 minutes

Cook

50-55 minutes

Each 58g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal

171

Carbs

20.8g

Fibre

1.7g

Protein

3.8g

Fat

7.7g

Saturates

0.9g

Sugars

11.9g

Salt

0.24g

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Ingredients

2 large bananas (250g peeled weight)

2 free-range eggs

4 tbsp rapeseed oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

100g soft light-brown sugar

150g wholemeal flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 heaped tsp mixed spice

50g walnuts, roughly chopped (saving a few whole ones to put on top)

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Method

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 170°C/ gas mark 3. Mash the bananas, then add the eggs and beat together.

Step 2

Add the oil, vanilla extract and sugar and mix well.

Step 3

Stir in the flour, baking powder and mixed spice, then fold in the chopped walnuts.

Step 4

Spoon into a 2lb loaf tin (approx 22 x 11cm), place the whole walnuts on the top, and bake for around 50–55 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.

Step 5

Cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool completely.

Recipe tips

You could add other spices to this mix such as ground ginger or cinnamon, or use almonds or sunflower seeds instead of walnuts.
Freezing instructions: Suitable for freezing once cooked. Slice, then wrap in foil to freeze. You can then use slices as required.

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Banana bread

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