Banana Bread

Ingredients
Serves 8
- 3-4 ripe bananas (approx 425g)
- 1tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 300g self raising flour
- 75g soft dark brown sugar
- 75g walnuts, roughly chopped
- 8 sfot ready to eat dates, destoned & cut into 4
- 50ml Alpro Plain No Sugars Big Pot
- 100ml of vegetable oil or vegetable margarine
- 2tsp cinnamon
Preparation

Step 1
Pre heat the oven 170ºc fan, 180ºc conventional Top & Bottom heat, gas 4

Step 2
Grease or line a 1kg (2lb) loaf tin

Step 3
Place all the ingredients except the walnuts, dates and Alpro yogurt alternative, in a food processor or a large bowl and blend with the processor or hand held wand, until smooth.

Step 4
Stir in the alternative to yogurt, most of the walnuts and dates then spoon into the prepared loaf tin. Level off the surface.

Step 5
Sprinkle the remaining pieces of date and walnut over the surface of the loaf.

Step 6
Cook in the oven, middle shelf for 1 hour or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.

Step 7
Allow to cool on a wire rack before placing in an airtight container. Ideally eaten within 4 days.