Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas4. Grease and base line a 900g loaf tin. Mash the banana and then stir in the lemon juice and zest.

   
   

2. 2

   Over a gentle heat melt the butter and sugar and then add it to the banana mixture and mix.

   
   

3. 3

   Beat the eggs and then stir them into the banana mixture followed by the flour. Roughly chop the cherries, apricots and pecans, then fold into the mixture.

   
   

4. 4

   Spoon the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and then bake for 55 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

   
   

5. 5

   Leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes then turn out onto a wire cooling rack. Slice to serve. Can be spread with butter if desired.

   
   

6. 6

   Slice to serve. Can be spread with butter if desired.

   
   

Ingredients

• 1 ripe banana, mashed
• 1 lemon, grated zest & juice
• 75g butter
• 100g soft brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 250g self raising flour
• 50g dried cherries or berrries, roughly chopped
• 50g dried apricots, roughly chopped
• 75g pecans, roughly chopped

Makes 12  slices

Total time required 1 hr 10 mins

• Cooking time: 1 hr 10 mins