Ingredients:

100g/4oz butter, softened

140g/5oz light muscovado  sugar

2 eggs, lightly beaten

100g/4oz walnuts, chopped

2 ripe bananas, mashed

2tbsp milk

225g/8oz self-raising flour

 Method:

• Preheat oven to 180C/gas 4/fan oven 160C.
• Butter and line a 1kg/2lb loaf tin.
• Cream the butter and sugar, then add the eggs.
• Set aside 25g/1oz walnuts, then fold the rest into the creamed mixture with the bananas and milk.
• Fold in the flour.
• Spoon into the tin and sprinkle over the reserved walnuts.
• Bake for 55-60 mins
• Stand for 10 mins, turn out and cool