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Banana breakfast loaf

Name: Banana breakfast loaf
Total time: 1 h
Yield: serves 8
Ingredients: lemon 1, mixed with 1 tbsp golden caster sugar to finish (optional); butter 75g, softened; golden caster sugar 110g; plain flour 125g; wholemeal flour 100g; baking powder 2 tsp; eggs 2; ripe bananas 4, mashed; pecans 50g, each snapped in half

1 hour
serves 8
Easy

This banana and pecan loaf is a great healthy choice for breakfast if you need to grab something on the run. Made with wholemeal flour, it will keep your energy levels up until lunchtime

June 16, 2014 at 9:30 am

Ingredients

lemon 1, mixed with 1 tbsp golden caster sugar to finish (optional)
butter 75g, softened
golden caster sugar 110g
plain flour 125g
wholemeal flour 100g
baking powder 2 tsp
eggs 2
ripe bananas 4, mashed
pecans 50g, each snapped in half

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 180c/fan 160c/gas 4. Beat the butter, sugar, flours, baking powder, eggs and banana together.
Step 2

Stir in the nuts and spoon into a lined and buttered 450g loaf tin.
Step 3

Bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Spoon over the lemon sugar, if using.