Banana Walnut Bread

Baked goods are always comforting, but none more than a homemade loaf of banana walnut bread. Light, moist and delicious with an added crunch, this sweet treat will win the hearts of everyone – and it's so simple to put together, it'll make a great gift!

Yield: Makes 2
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Difficulty Level: 2/5

Ingredients

• 125 g butter
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• ¾ cup caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed banana
• ¾ cup self-raising flour
• ¾ cup plain flour
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• ½ cup chopped walnuts

Steps

01. Preheat oven to 180 C. Grease two 8 cm x 26 cm bar pans, line bases with paper; grease paper.

02. Cream butter, essence and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy, add eggs one at a time; beat until combined. Stir in half the banana with half the sifted dry ingredients and half the walnuts, then stir in remaining banana, dry ingredients and walnuts; stir until combined.

03. Spread mixture evenly into prepared pans. Bake for about 45 mins. Stand 5 mins before turning on to wire rack to cool. Serve buttered.

We used 3 bananas for this recipe. Keeping time: 2 days. Photo: bauersyndication.com.au / Additional reporting: Cherrie Lim