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I don’t bake all that often, and when I do I have a handful of recipes that I am really comfortable with. I like easy recipes, cakes I can quickly make that the whole family will love. One of my go-to recipes is my banana loaf which has never failed me and always goes down well with the kids. Well, as it’s so reliable, I thought I would try something a little different and throw some walnuts into the mix, creating a banana and walnut loaf recipe.
I’ll be honest, I just guessed an amount and added them into the original recipe whilst crossing my fingers that it would work. And it really did! There are a couple of points to bear in mind when adding in walnuts but I’ll get to that in a moment. Here’s what you’ll need and the recipe:
Banana and Walnut Loaf Ingredients
6oz (170g) self-raising flour
5oz (140g) margarine
5oz (140g) sugar
3oz (85g) chopped walnuts
1 large egg
2 over-ripe bananas
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp baking powder
Banana and Walnut Loaf Recipe
Preheat your oven to 180°C and line a loaf tin with greaseproof paper.
Mix the margarine and the sugar together until smooth, then add in the egg and stir.
Sift in the flour, and add the baking powder, vanilla essence and cinnamon. Stir it all together.
In another bowl, chop the bananas and then mash them to a gooey mess with a fork. Add them into the mixture and stir in.
Chop your walnuts into small pieces and then coat them with flour. This is to stop them all sinking to the bottom of the cake whilst it bakes. Then add them into the mixture and stir through until evenly spread.
Pop the mixture into the ready-lined tin and into the pre-heated oven, middle shelf. Bake for 45 minutes.
And you’re done. So easy to make this one and it turned out beautifully.
If you give it a go, do let me know!
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Ooh I haven’t made banana long in ages, I’ll have to give your recipe a try
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Enjoy! x
Looks yummy, must try this – I love banana bread! x
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Oh, so do I! Enjoy x
ooooo I like the idea of walnuts in there. We always seem to have ripe bananas. They seem to go from unripe to off in a day!
Yes, try it!
This sounds delicious. Love a bit of banana loaf and adding walnuts sounds very yummy! Pinning and will definitely be giving this a try 🙂
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Lovely, I do hope you like it 🙂
Thank you for your recipe, i made this today, absolutely yummy a hit with the family.
Ah, that’s great to hear, thanks for letting me know
I have made two of your loaves today and they went down a treat.
It is now going to be my go to recipe. It was so simple to follow and great taste at the end.
A big thank you for sharing. 😆
That’s so lovely to hear, thank you for sharing with me and enjoying 🙂
As it says on the tin, simple recipe and delicious. Will definitely make again.
Great to hear it, thanks!
I have celiac disease so I wasn’t sure it would work and I didn’t want to try to figure out the measurements so I used my scale and it is super nice! Thank you so much!
Christine
That’s so good to hear, thanks for taking the time to let me know.
Just made this and it’s gorgeous. Will be making it again soon. Thank you for the recipe. X
That’s wonderful to hear, thanks very much for letting me know!
I have just baked the loaf, it looks amazing and looks very nice. It’s still very hot, we’ll have to wait for it to cool down before tasting it. Thanks for the recipe 👍
You’re very welcome, thanks for taking the time to let me know. Enjoy it!