• 75g butter , softened
  • 110g golden caster sugar
  • 125g plain flour
  • 100g wholemeal flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 ripe bananas , mashed
  • 50g pecans , each snapped in half
  • 1 lemon , juiced, mixed with 1 tbsp golden caster sugar to finish (optional)

Directions:

  1. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 170C/gas 4. Beat the butter, sugar, flours, baking powder, eggs and banana together. Stir in the nuts and spoon into a lined and buttered 450g loaf tin.
  2. Bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. spoon over the lemon sugar, if using.