Banana, chocolate + walnut loaf

Ingredients

• 4 large very ripe bananas
• 140 g soft brown sugar
• 50 g walnuts
• 50 g milk or dark chocolate
• 100 g unsalted butter
• 150 ml low fat crème fraiche
• 2 large eggs
• 280 g plain flour
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 2 tsp demerara sugar

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Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 160°C.
• Grease a loaf tin with butter and line the base with parchment paper.
• Whisk the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until pale and creamy. Crack in the eggs and whisk further to combine.
• Roughly mash the bananas with a fork and add to the bowl along with the walnuts, chocolate pieces and crème fraiche. Stir through to incorporate.
• Sift the dry ingredients into the bowl and gently fold into the wet mixture until just combined. Do not overworks.
• Transfer batter to the prepared loaf tin and sprinkle with the demerara sugar, if using.
• Bake in the oven for 1 hour then remove and test doneness with a wooden skewer – if it comes out mostly clean you can remove from oven.
• If not, pop back in the oven for another 15 minutes. Remove from oven and leave to sit for 10-15 minutes then turn out on a rack to cool completely. Slice and enjoy!