Name: Banana and maple bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 125 gram softened butter; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 2 lightly beaten eggs; 2 tablespoon gluten-free maple syrup; 1 cup (2 ripe) banana, mashed; 1/2 cup gluten-free self-raising flour; 3/4 cup gluten-free plain flour; 1/4 cup rice flour; 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped; honey or butter, to serve

Banana and maple bread

Nutty, dense and wonderfully moist, this divine banana and maple bread is beautiful toasted or fresh with a dollop of butter.

Serves 8

Prep

15M

Cook

Total

1H 15M

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Ingredients

125 gram softened butter

1/2 cup caster sugar

2 lightly beaten eggs

2 tablespoon gluten-free maple syrup

1 cup (2 ripe) banana, mashed

1/2 cup gluten-free self-raising flour

3/4 cup gluten-free plain flour

1/4 cup rice flour

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

3/4 cup walnuts, chopped

honey or butter, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease and line a 10cm x 20cm loaf pan, allowing baking paper to overhang 2cm on long sides.

2.In a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together until pale and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in syrup.

3.Fold in banana, then add combined sifted flours and soda. Fold in half nuts.

4.Spoon into pan. Smooth surface. Sprinkle with remaining nuts.

5.Bake 55-60 minutes, until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Serve in slices, with honey or butter.

You can replace maple syrup with honey, if preferred.
Note

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