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Banana and prune teabread
A beautifully moist cake that keeps well for up to 1 week.
What you need
- 225 g self-raising flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 100 g butter
- 100 g caster sugar
- finely grated rind of 1 lemon
- 275 g bananas, peeled and mashed
- 175 g prunes, pitted and chopped
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 90 ml clear honey
- to decorate
- 40 g stem ginger in syrup, finely chopped
- 25 g glace cherries, halved
- 3-6 tsp stem ginger syrup
Method
Preheat oven to 160°C. Lightly grease and line a 1 3/4 litre / 3 pint loaf tin.
Place the flour, salt and nutmeg in a large mixing bowl. Rub in the butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Stir in the caster sugar, lemon rind, mashed banana and prunes. Add the beaten eggs and honey. Beat well until evenly mixed.
Spoon into the loaf tin. Smooth over the top. Bake in the oven for about 1 1/1 days or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted.
Cool slightly. Turn out onto a wire rack. Decorate with the ginger and cherries. Brush over the stem ginger syrup. Serve in slices.
Serving suggestion
Butter the slices if wished.
Cook's tip
| Per portion | Per 100g | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kj) | 2314 | 1151 | 10475 | 8350 |
| Energy (kcal) | 552 | 274 | 2500 | 2000 |
| Protein (g) | 7.65 | 3.81 | ||
| Carbohydrate (g) | 99.3 | 49.4 | 345 | 275 |
| Fat (g) | 16.3 | 8.11 | 95 | 70 |
| Fat (saturated) (g) | 9.22 | 4.59 | ||
| Fibre (g) | 4.75 | 2.36 | ||
| Sodium (mg) | 836 | 415 | ||
| Salt (equivalent) (g) | 2.09 | 1.04 | 7 | 5 |
| Per Portion | Per 100g | RDA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A (µg) | 226 | 112 | 800 |
| Vitamin B-12 (µg) | 0.21 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Vitamin B-6 (mg) | 0.40 | 0.20 | 2 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 9.54 | 4.75 | 60 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 25.8 | 12.9 | 266 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 1.05 | 0.52 | 10 |
| Zinc (mg) | 0.75 | 0.37 | 15 |
| Calcium (mg) | 166 | 82.9 | 800 |
| Folate (mcg) | 78.2 | 38.9 | 200 |
| Iron (mg) | 3.09 | 1.54 | 14 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 37.3 | 18.6 | 300 |
| Niacin (mg) | 3.07 | 1.53 | 18 |
| Pantothenic acid (mg) | 0.70 | 0.35 | 6 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.36 | 0.18 | 1.6 |
| Phosphorous (mg) | 295 | 147 | 800 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.31 | 0.16 | 1.4 |
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