Banana & Walnut Teabread

I suppose it is called 'teabread' because although it looks more like cakes (that you eat with your tea), it is eaten more like bread (sliced and butter) and also it is in the shape of a loaf of bread. More importantly, the leavening agents used are baking powder and bicarb soda instead of yeast, making it more like a cake than a bread. This teabread is simple and easy to bake. Just dump everything in a big bowl and mix with your electric mixer for 2 minutes.



Ingredients:
3 ripe bananas
30 g walnuts, chopped
200 g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
125 g caster sugar
75 g soft margarine
grated rind of ½ lemon
2 eggs
50 g seedless raisins.

Method:
Grease a 23 x 13 x 7.5 cm loaf tin. Set the oven at 180C. Mash the bananas.
Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Beat for about 3 minutes by hand using a wooden spoon or for 2 minutes in an electric mixer, until smooth. Put the mixture into the prepared tin loaf. Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes, or until firm to the touch. Cool on a wire rack.


Makes about 12 slices