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RECIPE

Banana cinnamon pineapple bread

Simple but super tasty and full of goodness

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  • place PRE 15 minutes
  • place COOK 50 - 60 minutes
  • place SERVES 1 loaf cake
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Method

  • Preheat the oven to 180ºC/Gas 4.
  • Line a 900g loaf tin with baking paper.
  • Combine all the ingredients except the oats in a bowl. Mix well then spoon into the lined
  • tin. Slice the remaining banana into diagonal slivers and layer on top of the cake.
  • Sprinkle the oats over the top of the cake followed by the tablespoon of brown sugar.
  • Bake for about 50 minutes to 1 hour.
  • To test for doneness, insert a skewer into the cake – it should come out clean. Cool in the tin.

Adapted from The Kitchen Orchard

Ingredients

165g extremely over-ripe bananas (about 3 medium bananas), mashed with a fork, plus one extra banana for the topping
165g plain flour
150g soft light brown sugar, plus 1 extra tbsp for the topping
130g tinned pineapple (drained weight) finely chopped
40g desiccated coconut
50g walnuts, finely chopped
¼ tsp salt
½ tbsp vanilla extract
1¾ tsp ground cinnamon
¾ tsp ground nutmeg
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
90ml corn oil
2 medium eggs
1 tbsp porridge oats

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