Banana and walnut bread with a lime drizzle
This banana bread recipe from Karen Burns-Booth is a beautiful twist on the classic, adding a little mixed spice for extra-warming flavour and a lime drizzle for added zing.
Ingredients
Banana bread
- 225g of self-raising flour
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp ground mixed spice
- 1 pinch of salt
- 75g of unsalted butter , softened
- 175g of soft light brown sugar
- 2 free-range eggs , beaten (medium)
- 450g of banana , black or very ripe, peeled and mashed
- 100g of walnuts , chopped
Lime drizzle
- 2 limes , zested and juiced
- 75g of caster sugar
Method
1
Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. Grease and line 2 x 1lb (450g) loaf tins with butter and baking paper
2
Mix together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, mixed spice and salt in a large mixing bowl
3
Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy, then add the beaten eggs and flour mixture alternately, mixing well between each addition
4
Stir in the mashed bananas and walnuts, and mix well
5
Spoon the mixture into the prepared tins and bake in preheated oven for 1 ¼ hours, or until well risen and dark golden brown
6
Meanwhile, place the lime zest, juice and sugar into small pan and heat until the sugar has dissolved; prick the loaves all over with a skewer and pour the lime syrup over both loaves whilst still in the tin
7
After 5-10 minutes, remove the loaves from the tins and cool them on a wire rack before serving in thick slices
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