Recipe

Banana loaf

This dense banana loaf is even more delicious when sliced and served with a drizzle of honey and sliced fresh bananas.

Jan 31, 2011 1:00pm
  • 40 mins cooking
  • Serves 12
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Ingredients

Banana loaf
  • 3/4 cup (120g) wholemeal self-raising flour
  • 1/2 cup (75g) self-raising flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 20 gram butter
  • 1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) low-fat milk
  • 1/2 cup mashed banana
  • 1/3 cup (115g) honey
  • 2 small bananas, sliced thickly

Method

Banana loaf
  • 1
    Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Grease 8cm x 26cm bar cake pan; line base with baking paper.
  • 2
    Process flours, cinnamon and butter until crumbly. Add sugar, egg, milk and mashed banana; pulse until ingredients are just combined. Pour mixture into pan.
  • 3
    Bake about 40 minutes. Stand loaf 5 minutes; turn, top-side up, onto wire rack to cool. Serve sliced, topped with honey and sliced banana.

Notes

Did you know? Bananas are rich in fibre, including a special type of fibre known as resistant starch that is important for bowel health. Green or firm bananas are higher in resistant starch than ripe bananas.

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