Banana And Cranberry Loaf

I had some bananas that needed using up so decided to make a banana loaf.As it was also christmas time i decided to add some cranberries to it.

 

Ingredients

100g demerara sugar.
150g light brown sugar.
2 eggs.
Ripe bananas.
280g plain flour.
2tsp baking powder.
140g butter.
2tsp cinnamon.
50g cranberries(dried or fresh).
 
Recipe

1.Pre-heat the oven to 170 degrees c/325 degrees f/gas mark 3.
2.Butter the inside of a 2lb loaf tin and line the base and ends with buttered baking parchment.
3.Whisk the demerara sugar and light brown sugar with the eggs until thoroughly combined.
4.Mash the bananas and add to the whisked sugar.
5.Add the cranberries to the mixture.
6.Stir all the above ingredients together.
7.Sift the flour into the mixture.
8.Sift the baking powder into the mixture.
9.Fold the sifted flour and baking powder in using a metal spoon.
10.Melt the butter and add to the bowl,mixing thoroughly until combined.
11.Spoon the batter into your prepared tin.
12.Sprinkle with your cinnamon.
13.Bake in the oven for about 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
14.Remove from the tin and leave to cool on a wire rack.

 

The cranberries combined well with the banana and created a nice seasonal variation of an old favourite.

                                                                                                      The Monday Baker