INGREDIENTS:
- 225g plain flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- pinch of salt
- 100g butter or margarine
- 175g caster sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice (or more)
- 3 tbsp milk
- 2 bananas, mashed
- 1 tsp grated lemon rind
- 2 eggs, beaten
- granulated sugar for the glaze
METHOD:
- Heat the oven to 180C and grease and line a loaf tin
- Sift the dry ingredients together
- Rub the butter into the flour until it is the size of breadcrumbs
- Add the sugar and any spices such as ground cinnamon, or allspice, and any
dried fruit. - In another bowl mix the milk and lemon juice
- In a third bowl, mash the banana and add lemon rind
- In a fourth bowl, beat the eggs.
- Add the milk and lemon juice to the mashed banana and mix well.
- Add the eggs to the mashed banana mixture and mix well.
- Add the mashed banana mixture to the dry ingredients, and combine well – do
this step fairly quickly, and turn the mixture into the prepared loaf tin. Time
is of the essence once the wet and dry ingredients are combined. - Sprinkle the top with granulated sugar and into the oven for 1 hour