Banana Malt Loaf Food

STICKY MALT LOAVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Line the base and ends of two greased 450g/1lb non-stick loaf tins with strips of baking parchment.
• Pour the hot tea into a mixing bowl with the malt, sugar and dried fruit. Stir well, then add the eggs.
• Tip in the flour, then quickly stir in the baking powder and bicarbonate of soda and pour into the prepared tins. Bake for 50 mins until firm and well risen. While still warm, brush with a little more malt to glaze and leave to cool.
• Remove from the tins. If you can bear not to eat it straight away, it gets more sticky after wrapping and keeping for 2-5 days. Serve sliced and buttered, if you like.

MALT LOAF WITH BANANA & HONEY

Steps:

• Toast the malt loaf slices until warm and crisp at the edges. Divide the bananas over the malt loaf and drizzle with a tiny squeeze of honey. Enjoy with a glass of orange juice.

BANANA LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, stir in the mashed bananas.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt. Blend the banana mixture into the flour mixture; stirring just to combine. Fold in the nuts.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.

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.

VEGAN MALT LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 150C and prepare a 2 lb loaf tin with greaseproof paper.
• In a mixing bowl combine the tea, malt extract, sugar and dried fruit.
• In a small cup, combine the chia seeds with 2.5 tbsp water. Leave to thicken for 5 minutes before adding to the fruit mix. Tip in the flour and combine thoroughly.
• Quickly add the baking powder and bicarb and mix quickly before pouring into the tins. Bake for 40 minutes uncovered before baking for a further 10 minutes covered with tinfoil to prevent the top from burning. The loaf should be springy and firm when finished.
• Remove from the tins, wrap the loaf and enjoy within 5 days. Serve plain or warm under the grill before spreading with non-dairy butter or mashed banana.