Banana Fruit Loaf

Submitted by evelynathens

"by Chef Gerda Dehrmann"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 1

ingredients

• 1 1⁄3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup butter
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup mashed banana
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄3 cup candied fruit
• 1⁄4 cup seedless raisin
• 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans

directions

1. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add chopped nuts.
2. Cream together sugar and butter until fluffy. Add eggs, bananas, and milk and combine well.
3. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just moistened. Gently fold in the fruit and raisins.
4. Pour into a lightly greased loaf pan and bake at 350° for 35 to 45 minutes until golden in colour and tests done with a toothpick.
5. Freezes well.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

I'm partial to fruit loaves, & this one is no exception ~ ABSOLUTELY GREAT! I had a very small bit of candied fruit still around but suplemented it with some chopped up dried fruit that I ALWAYS have on hand! So that, along with all the other fruit/nuts, made for a very tasty loaf, which, by the way, was baked in just under 43 minutes! Thanks for the keeper of a recipe! [Made & reviewed while touring South & Central America on the Zaar World Tour 4]

 

[Stephanie Y.]

Make sure to cook this for 40 - 45 minutes- after 25 it is still very raw. I used candied ginger in place of the candied fruit and it gave it the most wonderful flavor when you bit into a piece of it and still let the banana flavor shine through. It didn't rise as much as I had hoped, but maybe that was my fault. All in all a nice bread. Made for ZWT 4 by a Jefe de la Cocina.

 

[Boomette]

I omitted the nuts and raisin (DH's preference). I used candied pineapple. It took about 40-45 minutes to cook it. Thanks Evelyn. Made for the Babes of ZWT4

 

[luvinlif2k]

Moist and delicious! I didn't have candied fruit so I used some Brandied fruit leftover from making Amish Friendship Cake starter (I'll post these recipes soon) I baked my loaf for about 40-45 minutes and it probably could have been in a bit longer. All that said, I love this recipe and will make it again. Made for ZWT4.

 

[katew]

My girls had eaten 1/2 of this while I was at the gym - I asked them to get it out of the oven NOT eat the lot !! That speaks for itself - big success and a great way to use up aging bananas. Thanks for posting evelyn - made for ZWT 4 .