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Default Banana Nut Bread

Somewhere on teh intarwebs F Murtz wrote:
> 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
>>
>> Ingredients
>>
>> 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
>>
>> Method
>>
>> 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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