Whole Banana Bread

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Description

This is a great recipe. I found it on Sallys Baking Addiction website here https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/best-banana-bread-recipe/
I've modified it and adapted it to the Thermomix

In my variation, I use the whole banana, skin and all. I think this really helps the flavour.

Once you add the flour you don't want to over-process this, as it will overdevelop the gluten, making it tough.

Steps

Preheat the oven to 180°C
Prepare a 20cm x 10cm loaf tin by wiping a generous amount of butter around the tin and covering the butter in a thin layer of flour.

Add the dates and process for 5 seconds/speed 6 Add the walnuts and process for 3 seconds/speed 5 Remove the dates and walnuts, scraping out the "Closed lid" and put aside.

In the scraped out "Closed lid" , add the butter, brown sugar, golden syrup, vanilla extract, mixed spice, and cream for 20 seconds/speed 5. Scrape the bowl down halfway through

Add the salt, eggs, yoghurt, bicarb soda. Chop the tip and tail off the bananas. Leaving the skin on chop the bananas into the "Closed lid" .
Process for 45 seconds/speed 7

Add the dates and walnuts, and the plain flour. Using the spatula fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. knead "Dough mode" the mixture for 40 seconds. At the end using the spatula scrape and fold any remaining dry ingredients. Some dry flour is not going to be a problem. It will end up cooking through.

Pour the mixture into the prepared tin.
Bake for 70 minutes at 180°C
After the first 40 minutes cover the top with foil to stop it from over-browning.

Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes.
Turn out onto a rack to cool.