Sunbeam JM3250 manual Recipes continued, Date and Walnut Loaf, Banana Bread

Recipes continued

Date and Walnut Loaf

Serves: 8 - 10

Cooking: 35-40 minutes 1 cup dates, chopped ¹⁄³ cup boiling water

½teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 125g butter, softened

½cup brown sugar

¼cup honey 2 eggs

1 ½ cups self-raising flour

1 cup walnuts, chopped

1.Preheat oven to moderately slow (170°C/150°C fan-forced). Grease and line a 14cm x 21cm loaf pan with baking paper.

2.Combine dates, water and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl. Stand for 10 minutes for dates to soften.

3.Place butter, sugar and honey in a bowl. Using the beaters, beat on speed 1-2 until combined. Increase speed 4-5 and beat until light and pale.

4.Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in flour, walnuts and date mixture.

5.Spoon mixture into pan. Bake for about 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Stand cake for 5 minutes then turn onto a wire rack to cool. Serve.

Banana Bread

Serves: 8 - 10

Cooking: 1 hour

100g butter, softened

¾cup brown sugar 2 eggs

1 ½ cups wholemeal self-raising flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 ½ cups mashed banana

½cup buttermilk

1.Preheat oven to moderate (180°C/160°C fan-forced). Grease and line a 14cm x 21cm loaf pan with baking paper.

2.Place butter and sugar in a bowl. Using the beaters, beat on speed 1-2 until combined. Increase to speed 4-5 and beat until light and pale.

3.Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in flour, cinnamon, banana and buttermilk.

4.Spoon mixture into pan. Bake for about

1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Stand cake for 5 minutes then turn onto a wire rack to cool. Serve.

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