Covent Garden’s ‘Cobblestone’ Banana Bread Recipe

Am getting so confident in the kitchen I’m now customising recipes… working on the Covent Gardener Summer Cookbook!

Ingredients

• 125g butter or some other baking spread.
• 150g maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2-3 ripe bananas, depending on size, mashed or puréed.
• 190g self raising flour
• 60ml oat milk
• 180g, or a full bar of 100% Hotel Chocolat chocolate. Chop the chocolate into whatever size chocolate you want.

Preparation

1. Grease a 2lb loaf tin, or use whatever you prefer.
2. Melt butter, maple syrup, and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat.
3. Remove from heat and add the mashed/puréed bananas, mix well.
4. Add beaten egg, mix well.
5. Stir in flour and milk.
6. Add the chopped chocolate and mix.
7. Pour the mix into prepared tin / trays.
8. Bake at 160C for 25-35 min depending on what type of tin you use. Bake until skewer comes out clean.