60g polyunsaturated margarine
½ cup caster sugar
2 large or 3 small ripe bananas
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup white self-raising flour
1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour
½ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon (optional)
170g natural yoghurt
Handful of craisins or chopped dates (optional)
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Step 1
Preheat oven to 180oC. Grease and line a 10cm x 20cm loaf tin.
Step 2
Using electric beaters, cream margarine and sugar until the mixture is light.
Step 3
In a separate bowl, mash the bananas and mix in the egg and vanilla essence.
Step 4
While beaters are running, gradually add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture, beating thoroughly.
Step 5
In a separate bowl, sift the flour with the salt and cinnamon.
Step 6
Fold the flour and the yoghurt into the margarine and banana mixture.
Step 7
Fold in the dried fruit if using.
Step 8
Pour mixture into the loaf tin and bake for 1 hour or until cooked (when a skewer comes out clean).
Step 9
Cool for 15 minutes before removing from the tin.
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