Recipe: Banana, fig and brazil nut bread
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For a morning or afternoon tea snack that delights the taste buds and aids your immune system, get baking with this delicious fruity bread recipe.
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- Recipe: Banana, fig and brazil nut bread
Ingredients:
- 2 cups plain flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground mixed spice
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup soft brown sugar
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 medium bananas, peeled and mashed
- 2/3 cup dried figs, chopped
- 1/2 cup brazil nuts, chopped
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C /350°F, then grease and line a loaf tin.
- Sift the flour, baking powder and mixed spice into a bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture turns into fine crumbs. Stir in the sugar.
- Make a well in the centre of the mixture and work in the eggs and milk until combined. Then stir in the bananas, figs and nuts, and transfer to the loaf pan.
- Bake for 1 1/4hours, or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Remove from the oven, cool in the tin for 10 minutes, and transfer to a wire rack. Leave to cool completely, and serve cut into slices.
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