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Banana loaf

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Banana loaf image

Recipe highlights Serves: 10

  • Suitable to freeze
  • Store in airtight container
  • Dairy free
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas, mashed
    2 eggs, beaten
    1/3 cup brown sugar
    2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour, sifted
    1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Cooking method

    1. Combine mashed banana with eggs, add brown sugar and mix well. Gradually blend in flour and walnuts. Line a 10x20cm loaf tin with baking paper and spoon in mixture.

    2. Bake in oven at 180C for 50-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the bread comes out clean.

    3. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutritional facts

Average quantity per Serving
Average quantity per 100g
Weight (g)
104.65g
100.00g
Energy (kJ)
1203.68kJ
1150.19kJ
Protein (g)
8.78g
8.39g
Total fat (g)
6.48g
6.20g
- Saturated fat (g)
0.74g
0.71g
- Polyunsaturated fat (g)
3.74g
3.57g
- Monounsaturated fat (g)
1.30g
1.24g
Cholesterol (mg)
37.50mg
35.83mg
Carbohydrate-available (g)
44.79g
42.80g
CarbohydrateSE (g)
44.79g
42.80g
- Sugars (g)
13.47g
12.87g
Water (g)
36.50g
34.88g
Dietary fibre (g)
6.67g
6.38g
Thiamin (mg)
0.25mg
0.24mg
Riboflavin (mg)
0.14mg
0.13mg
Niacin (mg)
2.96mg
2.83mg
Niacin equivalents (mg)
4.79mg
4.58mg
Vitamin C (mg)
3.64mg
3.47mg
Total folate (ug)
41.83ug
39.97ug
Total vitamin A equivalents (ug)
20.19ug
19.30ug
Retinol (ug)
16.00ug
15.29ug
Beta carotene equivalents (ug)
24.06ug
22.99ug
Sodium (mg)
345.47mg
330.12mg
Potassium (mg)
325.38mg
310.92mg
Magnesium (mg)
68.96mg
65.90mg
Calcium (mg)
57.07mg
54.53mg
Phosphorus (mg)
481.27mg
459.89mg
Iron (mg)
2.07mg
1.97mg
Zinc (mg)
0.96mg
0.92mg

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Recipe publication date on: 12/14/2007
Last reviewed on: 04/07/2013


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