Spiced Banana Loaf

I have two favourite banana breads here and here, and decided to try combining elements of both into one super Banana Bread.  The resulting bread has a lovely spicy taste, and having cut down on the honey is slightly less sweet.

We ate the first loaf I made a few weeks ago.  This is a second loaf which I baked  as a little gift for some friends whom we were  meeting  for a walk in Richmond Park.  (You can see some photos of our walk on my other blog, here.)

Spiced Banana Loaf

8 oz self raising flour
4 oz butter
4 oz sugar
2 eggs
2 tbsp honey
4 bananas (ripe)
The grated rind of 1 lemon
grated nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
2    tsp ground ginger


I sieved the flour into a bowl and added the salt.

I rubbed in the butter.

I then added the spices, the sugar, and the lemon, followed by the bananas, eggs  and honey.

I mixed the ingredients together and put them into a lined loaf tin.

I baked until the loaf was firm (test with a cocktail stick) at 180 degrees.

I've just realised, looking at the photographs, that I forgot to tell my friend that the honey I used in the loaf, actually is Richmond Park Honey, which I purchase from the Ham Pantry,  which you can find on Ham Parade, just beside Ham Common in Richmond!

The banana loaf, simply wrapped

A bit of foil, a length of ribbon and a sticky label

Getting my ingredients organised

Sifting the flour and salt

Adding the sugar, lemon rind, and spices

Bananas, eggs and honey

The loaf before the oven

Cooling down before wrapping
(you can also see one of Charlotte's fabulous
Date and Walnut Loaves,
which I have  posted about, here.
There is also a loaf of white bread, I haven't bought bread
from a shop since the beginning of the year!)