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Old 20th December 2005, 09:40 AM
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Default Banana Loaf - not one, but Two Recipes !

First Recipe:

Butter or margarine - 140 gms

Sugar - 50 gms

Egg - 1

Bananas - 3 ( ripe, but not discoloured)

Maida - 250 gms

Baking powder - 2 level tsp

Milk to mix

Grated rind of 1 lemon

Cream butter & sugar, beat in egg & well mashed bananas & lemon rind.

Gradually add sieved flour- baking powder mixture & enough milk to bind.

Put into a well greased & floured loaf tin.

Bake at 375 degrees F for 1 hour.

Dust with icing sugar.

For a special occasion:

Cover with cream & sliced bananas just before serving.

The loaf could be split through the centre & filled with mashed banana & cream.

Second Recipe:

Atta (wheat flour) - ¾ cup

Maida - ¾ cup

Oil - ½ cup

Brown sugar - ¾ cup ( or use ordinary sugar)

Large eggs - 3

Bananas - 2 (mashed well)

Baking powder - 2 tsp

Soda bicarb - ¼ tsp

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Nutmeg powder & Cinnamon Powder - ½ tsp each (optioonal)

Chopped walnuts or cashews - 2 tbsp

Sieve all dry ingredients.

To mashed bananas add oil & powdered sugar.

Beat till smooth.

Add essence & mix.

Beat eggs in a clean, dry bowl till fluffy.

Add half of the dry ingredients & half of beaten eggs to banana mixture.

Mix well & finish adding the other half.

Add nuts.

Bake in a greased 7” round cake tin at 180 deg C (350 deg F) for 45 mts or till done.