Last Sunday a post at Frugal Feeding inspired me to make today’s recipe. Mr. F posted an incredible easy and tasty recipe for a Banana and Date bread, here’s the recipe. I didn’t have dates; what I did have: 1 pretty over ripe banana (and one normal looking banana), walnuts and dried apricots, so I made some variations to the original recipe but it’s basically the same at spirit. I hope you enjoy it.
Furthermore, I have to say that this cake/bread was ready in no time. I started at 8 in the afternoon and we had some of it (still warm) before going to bed that same night (and the rest for breakfast the next morning).
I’m going to publish the recipe according to my modifications (just a few).
Ingredients
- 230g/8oz self-rising flour*
- 115g/4oz butter
- 170g/6oz sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 ripe bananas
- 150g mix of dried apricots and walnuts, roughly chopped
*If you don’t have self-rising flour, you can make your own by combining 1 cup all-purpose flour with 1 ½ tsp. baking powder and ½ tsp. salt (allrecipes.com).
Directions
Pre-heat the oven to 180 ºC and grease a standard size loaf tin or Pyrex. Mash the bananas in a bowl. Separately, cream together the sugar and the butter, then mix in the eggs one by one. Fold the flour and dried apricots and walnuts into the sugar and butter, before combining with the bananas.
Spoon this into the loaf tin and cook for 40 minutes, before turning the over down to 150C and cooking for a further 30 minutes. Turn out and leave to cool before eating.
Thanks FF!
PS.: Take a look at this and this , is like the Twilight zone… Christie at Cookiemomma’s blog wrote on Monday this: “You are supposed to be able to stand a broom up on its bristles twice a year, during the Spring and Autumn Equinoxes. It has something to do with the alignment of the sun and planets. Not quite sure of the specifics, but I do think this is pretty cool. I saw so many pics on Facebook of brooms either standing or laying on the floor and I just couldn’t help but try. The actual Spring equinox is scheduled for March 20th of this year, so y’all still have time to try. Let me know how it goes!!!
Now at what time of the year will the broom sweep on its own? That’s the bigger question”.
I couldn’t resist myself and made the experiment (with a broom and an egg) and it worked!!
Banana and walnuts make a great cake, and as dried apricots are high on my list of likes, it can only get better.
Thanks Roger!
I’m glad you like it 🙂
Gorgeous! I saw Frugal´s post too. So many good things in this – walnuts which are good for the cholesterol, apricots full of iron and vitamin c and bananas with their potassium (I think!)…wonderful. I will be making this for sure when we get back. Today we are just eating whatever is left in the fridge before we head to London tomorrow 😉
¡Buen viaje! Nos vemos a la vuelta 🙂
That looks and sounds delicious 😉
Hi MD!
Thanks for stopping by and commenting 🙂
Sounds lovely 🙂
Thanks Tandy 🙂
Absolutely my kind of cake, walnuts and apricots especially! c
Hi Celi!
I’m glad you like it. Have a nice weekend 🙂
What an awesome looking cake, I’m glad I had some hand in it 😀
Absolutely!
Your recipe is wonderful and so versatile 🙂
Thanks!
Too pretty!
Thanks Greg!
Happy weekend 🙂
Oh, I like this, Giovanna! A warm slice with a little butter: Perfect!
Mmm, butter! Nice idea 😉
Have a nice weekend, John!
The color of the apricots just makes this bread pop visually. great job.
Thank you Jed!
Have a nice weekend 🙂
Oh Dear Giovanna, dried apricot, banana and walnut, they are amazing all together, I loved your recipe. Apricot, is so nice in cakes… and giving so delicious taste… I wanted now 🙂 Tomorrow I want to cook. Thank you dear Giovanna, with my love, nia
Thanks Nia!
I hope you have done it and that you liked it as much as we did.
Have a very nice weekend 🙂
What a great food. I love it.
Thanks Cocomino!
Have a nice weekend 🙂
Thank you dear Giovanna for this inspirational cake, at the end I made too 🙂
http://acupofteawithnia.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/apricot-apricot-apricot/
Have a nice weekend, with my love, nia
This bread looks so moist and delicious – I actually google translated your language version before realizing you were so kind 😛
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Thanks a lot for your comment!
Now you know that you can always find recipes in English and Spanish in here 😉
Ese pastel se ve delicioso…
Wow!
May I speak in Spanish with you from now on?
Muchas gracias por tu comentario Paul 🙂