Banana And Passionfruit Loaf Food

BANANA AND PASSIONFRUIT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170oC. Grease a 6.5cm deep, 11cm x 21cm (base) loaf pan. Line base and sides with baking paper, allowing a 2cm overhang at both long ends.
• Combine coconut, sugar and flour in a large bowl. Whisk sour cream, egg and vanilla together in a bowl. Add bananas to egg mixture and stir until well combined. Add banana mixture to coconut mixture. Gently stir to combine.
• Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Smooth the surface. Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Stand loaf in pan for 15 minutes. Lift onto a wire rack. Allow to cool completely.
• To make passionfruit glaze, sift icing sugar into a bowl. Add passionfruit pulp and stir to form a thick paste. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 45 seconds or until warm and runny. Pour glaze over loaf. Serve.

BANANA AND PASSIONFRUIT BUTTER

Steps:

• Mash the bananas.
• Halve the passionfruit and scoop out the pulp.
• Place all the ingredients into the top of a double broiler saucepan and cook over a medium heat, stirring or whisking until thickened.
• Bottle in sterilized jars and seal.

BRILLIANT BANANA LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
• Butter a 2lb loaf tin and line the base and sides with baking parchment.
• Cream 140g softened butter and 140g caster sugar until light and fluffy, then slowly add 2 beaten large eggs with a little of the 140g flour.
• Fold in the remaining flour, 1 tsp baking powder and 2 mashed bananas.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for about 50 mins, or until cooked through. Check the loaf at 5-min intervals by testing it with a skewer (it should be able to be inserted and removed cleanly), as the time may vary depending on the shape of your loaf tin.
• Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove to a wire rack.
• Mix 50g icing sugar with 2-3 tsp water to make a runny icing.
• Drizzle the icing across the top of the cake and decorate with a handful of banana chips.