Banana and almond loaf
Ingredients
- 125g self raising flour (or 125g plain flour and 1 tsp baking powder)
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 75g sultana
- 50g butter, melted
- 2 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp milk
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 25g flaked almonds
- 1-2 tbsp of seeds. I used poppy seeds and sesame seeds
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan oven/gas mark 4. Grease and line a 450g loaf/1lb tin with baking parchment.
- Mix all the dry ingredients: the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sultanas in a bowl.
- Then mix the wet ingredients in a separate bowl: butter, vanilla essence, egg, milk and mashed bananas.
- Pour the ‘wet’ banana mixture into the ‘dry’ flour mixture and combine thoroughly.
- Pour the cake mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 30-40 mins or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven, allow to cool in the tin for 10 mins then turn out.