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Banana Nut Bread
Lee wrote:
> This is by far my favourite banana bread recipe. Chuck all the
> ingredients in a mixer, make the batter then bung it in the oven.
> Nice and easy! Our local independent grocer gave my wife a bag full
> of bananas for free as they were over-ripe and he couldn't sell them,
> so we made a few batches of this. The house smelt amazing all day. 
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/da...ad_72082.shtml
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> Ingredients
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> 225g/8oz self-raising flour
> 100g/4oz butter
> 150g/5oz caster sugar
> 450g/1lb Fairtrade bananas (the softer the better), peeled and mashed
> ½ tsp salt
> 2 eggs
> 175g/6oz mixed dried fruit
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> Method
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> 1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
> 2. Mix all the of the ingredients except the dried fruit together. You
> can do this in a food processor or by hand in a mixing bowl.
> 3. When the ingredients are all thoroughly combined, fold in the dried
> fruit.
> 4. Spoon the batter mixture into a 1kg/2lb non-stick loaf tin, spread
> it out evenly and bake it for one and a half hours. (NB. Oven
> temperatures vary so the banana bread may not need the full one and a
> half hours to cook through. Check the progress of the banana bread
> regularly to make sure it is not burning. If the top of the loaf is
> browning too quickly, but a skewer inserted into the centre does not
> come out clean, cover the loaf with aluminium foil and continue
> cooking until a skewer pushed into the centre of the loaf comes out
> clean.)
> 5. When the banana bread has risen, golden-brown on top and cooked
> through, remove it from the oven and set aside to cool on a wire rack.
> Slice before serving.
Where is the nuts?
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