Dr Anthea provided us with this wonderful recipe:

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.

Ingredients

• 230g (8oz) softened butter
• 230g (8oz) light brown sugar
• 230g (8oz) thick set honey
• 4 eggs
• 225g (8oz) wholemeal bread flour
• 225g (8oz) self-raising flour
• 3 teaspoons (15ml) baking powder
• 2 teaspoons (10ml) cinnamon
• 4 - 6 bananas¹
• half a lemon's worth of juice
• 150g (5 oz) walnuts
• a large handful of raisins

Method

• Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/gas 4.
• Grease an 8-inch (20cm) 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.