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Banana Walnut Loaf

The ultimate way to use overripe bananas -- dark, squidgy, and fragrant with warming spice, packed with toasted walnuts throughout.

Time
70 min
Servings
10
Level
Easy
Rating
4.7 ★★★★★
Banana Walnut Loaf step 1
Banana Walnut Loaf step 2
Banana Walnut Loaf step 3

in the kitchen

Ingredients

  • 3 very ripe bananas (about 280g peeled weight)
  • 175g self-raising flour
  • 150g light brown sugar
  • 100g unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 large eggs
  • 100g walnuts, roughly chopped and toasted
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180C. Grease and line a 900g loaf tin.
  2. Mash bananas thoroughly. Beat in melted butter, eggs, and sugar.
  3. Fold in flour, bicarb, cinnamon, and most of the walnuts.
  4. Pour into tin, scatter remaining walnuts over the top, and bake 55-60 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.