Banana Bread with Walnuts and Cinnamon

Shopping list

• 3 piece ripe bananas — mashed

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• 150 g caster sugar

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• 80 g melted butter

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• 2 piece egg — beaten

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• 200 g plain flour

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• 1 tsp baking powder

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• 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda

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• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

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• 80 g walnuts — roughly chopped

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• 1 tsp vanilla extract

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• 0.25 tsp salt

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Step by step

1. 1

   Preheat your oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Grease and line a 900 g loaf tin with baking parchment.

2. 2

   In a large bowl, mix the mashed bananas, melted butter, caster sugar, beaten eggs and vanilla extract until well combined.

3. 3

   In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and salt.

4. 4

   Fold the dry ingredients into the banana mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.

5. 5

   Stir in three-quarters of the chopped walnuts, reserving the rest for topping.

6. 6

   Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin and smooth the top. Scatter the remaining walnuts over the surface.

7. 7

   Bake for 55– 60 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

8. 8

   Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.