Banana Nut Bread

Name: Banana Nut Bread
Yield: Makes 1 small loaf
Ingredients: 1 large egg; 100 g/4 oz castor sugar; 40 g/1½ oz chopped walnuts; 2 medium-sized ripe bananas; ½ level teaspoon salt; 175 g/6 oz self-raising flour; 25 g/1 oz butter, melted; 1 level teaspoon mixed spice

Preparation info

Makes
1
small loaf

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Times Calendar Cookbook

By Katie Stewart

Published 1977

About

Bananas are an all-year-round fruit but for February teas banana bread is a special treat. The loaf is moist and keeps well. Serve it sliced and buttered.

Ingredients

175 g/6 oz self-raising flour
½ level teaspoon salt

February
Spicy
Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Sift the flour, salt and mixed spice into a mixing basin. Stir in the sugar and walnuts. Peel the bananas and mash to a purée with a fork. Add to the dry ingredients along with the egg and melted butter. Using a wooden spoon stir to blend the ingredients and then beat thoroughly to mix.

Spoon the mixture into a greased and lined small (18