Cherry and Ginger Banana Loaf

Name: Cherry and Ginger Banana Loaf
Yield: Serves 8-12
Ingredients: 270 g plain wholemeal rye flour, plus extra for dusting; 1 Earl Grey tea bag; 250 ml boiling water; 100 g dried cherries; 100 g light brown soft sugar; 3 ripe bananas, mashed plus 1 to decorate; 2 medium eggs; 140 g unsalted butter, melted, plus extra for greasing; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp baking powder; 5 cardamom seeds, shelled and crushed; 1 tsp ground ginger; zest and juice of 1 orange

Preparation info

Serves
8-12

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Secret of Spice

By Tonia Buxton

Published 2019

About

This is the perfect tea-time cake – the dried cherries add that little bit of tartness for an afternoon pick-me-up.

Ingredients

140 g unsalted butter, melted, plus extra for greasing
270 g plain wholemeal rye flour, plus extra for dusting

Main course
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C/325°F/Gas Mark 3. Lightly grease a 900g loaf tin, then line the base with baking paper and lightly dust the sides with a little flour.

Place the tea bag in a mug with the boiling water, add the cherries and allow to soak in the tea for 10 minutes.