Banana Nut Bread

Ingredients:

200g sugar

115g butter at room temperature

2 eggs

3 very ripe bananas, mashed

60g buttermilk

270g gluten-free plain flour

1/2 tsp Xanthan gum

1.5 tsp gluten free baking powder

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1/2 tsp salt

60g chopped walnuts

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 160C Fan.

2. In the bowl of your mixer, cream together the sugar and the room temperature butter for 1 minute.

3. Beat in the eggs one at a time on medium just until mixed in.

4. Add the mashed bananas and buttermilk and mix on medium for 1 minutes.

5. In a separate bowl, whisk together the gluten-free flour blend, Xanthan gum, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, and salt.

6. Add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture about a third at a time, mixing on low between additions.

7. Add the chopped walnuts and either stir by hand with a spatula, or for a short time with your mixer on low. Just until walnuts are mixed in.

8. Spread the batter into a 2lb loaf pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray (mine is silicone).  Bake for 60-70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean or with moist crumbs only - no wet batter.

9. Remove pan and place on cooling rack. Eat once completely cooled.