Banana Bread

Makes : 1 loaf
Ready : 1 hour and 10 mins

Ingredients :
250g self raising flour
1/2 cup almond meal
1 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch salt
100g brown sugar
125g butter, cut into cubes
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 granny smith apple, peeled and grated
400g very ripe bananas, mashed
2 large eggs

Method :
Preheat the oven to 180'C. Grease a loaf tin or 6 mini loaf tins.

Sift the flour into a large bowl, add the almond meal, cinnamon, salt and sugar stirring to combine. Add the butter, maple syrup, apple, bananas and eggs and beat together until well combined, using electric beaters.

Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 1 hour ( about 40 minutes for mini loaves) until golden on top and a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the middle.

Source : Coles Baby Club Magazine Spring 2009