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Vegan banana bread

Ingredients

  • 3 large black bananas
  • 75g vegetable oil or sunflower oil (weight), plus extra for greasing
  • 100g brown sugar
  • 225g plain flour (or use self-raising flour and reduce the baking powder to 2 heaped tsp)
  • 3 heaped tsp baking powder
  • 3 tsp cinnamon  or mixed spice
  • 50g dried fruit or nuts (optional)

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Mash 3 large black peeled bananas with a fork, then mix well with 75g vegetable or sunflower oil and 100g brown sugar.
  2. Add 225g plain flour, 3 heaped tsp baking powder and 3 tsp cinnamon or mixed spice, and combine well. Add 50g dried fruit or nuts, if using.
  3. Bake in a greased, lined 2lb loaf tin for 20 minutes. Check and cover with foil if the cake is browning.
  4. Bake for another 20 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean.
  5. Allow to cool a little before slicing. It's delicious freshly baked, but develops a lovely gooey quality the day after.