Chocolate Chip And Walnut Banana Bread

Method

• step 1

  Set oven to 180c and line a 8inch loaf tin with parchment paper.

• step 2

  Take two of your three bananas and whisk them in a large bowl till they are smooth.

• step 3

  Whisk in the vanilla, egg, yolk and sour cream till smooth.

• step 4

  With a wooden spoon, beat in sugar and margarine/butter.

• step 5

  Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, and gently fold in till only a few spots of dry ingredients remain.

• step 6

  Add the chocolate chips, walnuts and the remaining banana chopped into chunks, reserving a small amount of the chocolate chips and walnuts, and fold into the mixture until just combined.

• step 7

  Add the mixture to the tin and sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips and walnuts on top, pressing them in slightly.

• step 8

  Bake for 45-50minutes checking until a tooth pick placed in the centre comes out clean.

• step 9

  Allow to cool in the tin and then remove to a wire rack.

• step 10

  Enjoy cold, warm with custard or a scoop of ice cream.

• step 11

  Tips: Heat your oven to 100c, place your bananas on a baking tray and cook for 15 minutes - they should come out blackened and slightly soft. Heat your oven to 130c, place your walnuts on a baking tray and toast for 10 minutes shaking halfway through - they should be browned and smelling toasted - chop these into medium to small chunks. If things are looking to browned during cooking make a tin foil hat to rest on the top of your tin so the top isn’t exposed to the direct heat. Go wild with your add-ins and toppings - I ended up putting butter and honey onto mine on a freshly cut slice (judge all you want).