Banana and walnut bread is a moist sticky fruit loaf somewhat like a malt loaf.

It is perfect to eat warm or cold in thick slices.

for the recipe you will need:

230g (8oz) Softened butter

230g (8oz) light brown sugar

230g (8oz) Thick set honey

4 eggs

225g wholemeal bread flour

225g self raising flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons cinnamon

4 - 6 bananas ¹

half a lemons worth of juice

150g walnuts

a large handful of raisins

method

Preheat oven to 180C/350F/gas 4

Grease a 8 inch square tin

Place butter, sugar and honey in a bowl and beat together. Gradually beat in eggs and flour, baking powder and cinnamon

Peel and mash the bananas and mix with the lemon juice then fold with the walnuts into the bread mixture

Place mixture into baking tin

Bake for roughly 1 - 1.5 hours or until the top is golden

Once baked serve as desired

The perfect treat after a day walking or a nutritious snack for hungry children