ONE-BOWL BANANA AND WALNUT LOAF
ONE-BOWL BANANA AND WALNUT LOAF
2 cups self raising flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda [ baking soda ]
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2/3 cup caster sugar
1 cup walnuts ,roughly chopped
1 cup milk
2 eggs
2 tablespoons extra light olive oil.
1 cup mashed bananas [ 2 large bananas will do ]
Icing
1 1/2 cups pure icing sugar [ powered sugar ]
2 to 2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice.
Preheat oven to 180 C. Grease and line a 6 cm deep,10.5cmx 20.5 cm[ base ] loaf pan.
[ 2 1/2 inch deep .4 1/2 x 8 inch base pan ].
Sift flour, soda and cinnamon into a large bowl. Stir in sugar and 2/3 cup walnuts..
Combine milk, eggs, oil and banana in a jug. Add to flour mixture.
Stir gently to combine. Spoon mixture into prepared pan.
Pressing remaining walnuts into top of loaf.
Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until a skewer inserted into centre comes out clean.
Stand in pan for 10 minutes.Turn onto a wire rack to cool.
To make icing.
Combine icing sugar and enough lemon juice to form a thick paste.
Microwave, uncovered, for 20 seconds on high [ 100% ] power or
until warm and runny. Pour over cooled loaf.
Allow to set before slicing.