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Bake Off’s back! If you’re anything like me, watching this show will give you an uncontrollable urge to... well… bake, sadly coupled with the knowledge that you will never be able to recreate the many-splendored cake creations on your TV screen. Never fear – here’s a recipe to satisfy your cravings that’s easy enough to make at home.

 

Banana and Walnut Bread

Ingredients:

50g butter

250g caster sugar

2 eggs

2 bananas, the riper the better

250g self-raising flour

Tsp bicarbonate of soda

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

160g walnuts (or ingredient of your choice – pumpkin and sunflower seeds or dark chocolate also works well)

 

• Preheat the oven to 180°C

• Cream the butter and (sifted) sugar

• In a separate bowl, mash the bananas. Add the eggs and beat. Add to the sugar/butter mixture and stir thoroughly (to save time use an electric mixer if you have one at your disposal).

• Fold in the sifted flour, bicarbonate of soda and nutmeg.

• Add the walnuts and pour the mixture into a standard loaf tin.

• Cook for 40-60 mins. It’s done when a sharp knife stuck into the centre comes out clean.

Best enjoyed warm – eat it fresh from the oven or toasted under the grill and slathered in butter.

 

(Recipe adapted from The Hungry Student Vegetarian Cookbook by Charlotte Pike)