Loaded Breakfast Loaf

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Ingredients:

3 overripe bananas (190g peeled weight)

55g melted unsalted butter

1 tsp mixed spice

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp baking soda

2 medium eggs

150g plain wholemeal flour

50g ground almonds

50ml maple syrup

20g mixed seeds plus extra to sprinkle

1 tsp chia seeds

20g pecans

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Method:

• Preheat oven to 180°C

• Line a loaf tin with parchment

• Mash bananas in a large bowl

• add butter and mix

• add spice, vanilla, baking soda and eggs. Stir well

• Add flour, almonds and syrup. Stir well

• Add all seeds

• Crush pecans slightly and add to the mix, Stir well

• Sprinkle with extra seeds and bake on the middle shelf for 40 mins or until skewer comes out clean

• Cool on a rack and slice as required

• This is also delicious toasted