Banana Malt Loaf Recipes

BANANA MALT LOAF

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Line a 2lb/900g loaf tin with a strip of baking paper, leaving the edges overhanging.
• Brew the tea then drop in the dates and sultanas while still hot. Gently heat the malt extract and sugar in a small pan, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved. Cool until just-warm.
• Put the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt in a bowl. Mix in the melted sugar, bananas, fruit and tea. Tip the batter into the tin and bake for 1 hour.
• Brush the top of the cake with more malt extract, then leave to cool in the tin completely. Wrap in baking paper then foil and keep for 2-3 days to mature and develop maximum stickiness before serving. Eat within a week.

STICKY MALT LOAVES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Line the base and ends of two greased 450g/1lb non-stick loaf tins with strips of baking parchment.
• Pour the hot tea into a mixing bowl with the malt, sugar and dried fruit. Stir well, then add the eggs.
• Tip in the flour, then quickly stir in the baking powder and bicarbonate of soda and pour into the prepared tins. Bake for 50 mins until firm and well risen. While still warm, brush with a little more malt to glaze and leave to cool.
• Remove from the tins. If you can bear not to eat it straight away, it gets more sticky after wrapping and keeping for 2-5 days. Serve sliced and buttered, if you like.

BANANA-WALNUT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-5-by-3-inch (2-quart) loaf pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with two additions of banana; mix until just combined. Stir in walnuts, if desired, by hand.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached, 60 to 70 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes in pan, then turn out of pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.

BANANA LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, stir in the mashed bananas.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt. Blend the banana mixture into the flour mixture; stirring just to combine. Fold in the nuts.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.

BANANA MEATLOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, onion, banana, salt, pepper, paprika and dry mustard until well mixed. Shape into a loaf and place in prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven 1 hour, or until no longer pink in the center.

MALT LOAF WITH BANANA & HONEY

Steps:

• Toast the malt loaf slices until warm and crisp at the edges. Divide the bananas over the malt loaf and drizzle with a tiny squeeze of honey. Enjoy with a glass of orange juice.