Name: Spicy banana fruit loaf
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 40 gram butter; 2 eggs; 1 cup mashed overripe banana; 1 cup (220g) dark brown sugar, firmly packed; 1/2 cup (125ml) buttermilk; 1/4 cup (90g) treacle; 1/2 cup (95g) dark choc bits; 1/2 cup (80g) sultanas; 1/4 cup (45g) seeded prunes, finely chopped; 1 cup (110g) walnuts, coarsely chopped; 1 1/2 cup (225g) plain (all-purpose) flour; 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon each ground nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves; 1 large_piece overripe banana (230g)

Ingredients

40 gram butter

2 eggs

1 cup mashed overripe banana

1 cup (220g) dark brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2 cup (125ml) buttermilk

1/4 cup (90g) treacle

1/2 cup (95g) dark choc bits

1/2 cup (80g) sultanas

1/4 cup (45g) seeded prunes, finely chopped

1 cup (110g) walnuts, coarsely chopped

1 1/2 cup (225g) plain (all-purpose) flour

1 cup (150g) self-raising flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon each ground nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves

1 large_piece overripe banana (230g)

Method

1.Preheat oven to 160°C. Grease 14cm x 23cm (5½-inch x 9¼-inch) loaf pan; line base and sides with baking paper.

2.Melt butter; cool. Lightly beat eggs in large bowl, stir in butter, mashed banana, sugar, buttermilk and treacle. Stir in choc bits, sultanas, prunes and half the nuts; stir in sifted flours, soda and spices.

3.Spread mixture into pan; cover pan with greased pleated foil. Bake 1 hour.

4.Meanwhile, slice banana thinly on an angle. Remove foil from loaf; top loaf with banana, sprinkle with remaining nuts. Bake loaf about 1½ hours. Stand loaf in pan 10 minutes, before turning, top-side up, onto wire rack to cool.

You will need about 3 large overripe bananas for this recipe; mash 2 of them for enough mashed banana.
Note

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