Glazed Banana Spiced Loaf Recipe

Ingredients:

• 2 Eggs
• 1 tsp Salt
• 115 gms Butter
• 215 gms Plain Flour
• 1 Large Ripe Banana
• 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
• ½ tsp grated Nutmeg
• ¼ tsp Ground Cloves
• 175 ml Soured Cream
• 150 gms Castor Sugar
• ¼ tsp Ground Allspice
• 1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda


For the Glaze

• 115 gms Icing Sugar
• 1-2 tbsps Lemon Juice

Method:

1. Preheat a 350 degrees F/180 degrees C/Gas 4 oven. Line an 8 ½ x 4 ½m (21.5 x 11.5 cm) loaf tin with greaseproof and grease.
2. With a fork, mash the banana in a bowl. Set aside.
3. With an electric motor, cream tthe butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating to blend well after each addition.
4. Sift together the flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda, nutmeg, allspice and cloves. Add to the butter mixture and stir to combine well.
5. Add the soured cream, banana, and vanilla and mix just enough to blend. Pour into the prepared tin.
6. Bake until the top springs back when touched lightly, 40-50 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Turn out onto wire rack to cool.
7. For the glaze, combine the icing sugar and lemon juice, then stir untill smooth.
8. To ghee, place the cooled loaf on a rack set over a baking sheet. Pour the ghee over the top of the loaf and allow to set.