I like to share recipes of INALJ readers, especially ones that are protein packed for energy or comfort food for the long job hunt. This delicious recipe was sent in by Kelly Quaye and this long, chilly week has inspired me to share this tasty recipe. Thanks Kelly!
Ingredients (makes 1 loaf)
4 medium bananas
½ cup chopped walnuts
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup flour (plain and whole-wheat combined)
½ cup butter (1 stick) (at room temp)
½ cup soft dark brown sugar
2 large eggs (at room temp)
1 teaspoon demerara/turbinado sugar (for topping)
Method-
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease loaf tin
- Lightly toast walnuts on baking tray for 7-8 minutes and roughly chop once cool
- In a mixing bowl, peel and mash 3 bananas to a puree
- In the same bowl, sift salt, baking powder, and flour over the banana mixture
- Add butter, sugar, and eggs and beat until smooth and thoroughly mixed
- Chop 1 banana into small chunks and stir into mixture
- Fold chopped walnuts into mixture
- Pour mixture into tin and sprinkle with sugar
- Bake for about 1 – 1 ½ hours (depends on size of your oven) until loaf feels springy
- Let cool on wire rack before slicing
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