This week’s recipe is courtesy of Beresford Street Kitchen, a charity which helps people with learning disabilities into paid employment in its café network.
Banana and walnut loaf
Ingredients:
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250g plain flour
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130g soft brown sugar
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100g softened butter
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2 eggs
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3 ripe bananas, mashed
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3tsp baking powder
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½tsp salt
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½tsp ground nutmeg
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50g chopped walnuts (optional)
Method:
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Grease a 900g loaf tin and heat oven to 180c.
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Place all the ingredients except the nuts in a big bowl and mix with an electric mixer.
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Add the chopped walnuts and mix by hand.
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Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for one hour, do the skewer test to check its cooked.
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Leave to cool in the tin for a few minutes then turn out onto a cooling rack and leave till cold.
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Slice and serve with a nice cup of tea
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