- STEP 1
Preheat oven to 170C. Lightly grease and base line a 2lb loaf tin
- STEP 2
Put the butter, sugar, eggs, mashed banana and Vanilla Essence into a bowl and beat well.
- STEP 3
Add the flour and stir into the mixture. Remove about 2 tablespoons of chopped walnuts from the packet (for the top) and mix remainder into the mixture.
- STEP 4
Transfer to the prepared tin, scatter the reserved walnuts on top and bake in a central oven position for about 50 mins until we’ll risen and a knife gently pressed into the bread comes out clean.
- STEP 5
Allow to rest in tin for about 10 mins then turn onto a wire tray to cool.
- STEP 6
When cold wrap in greaseproof paper and tinfoil.