Banana and Walnut Bread

Method

• 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.