Pecan & banana bread

Recently, at home I decided I wanted to have a slice of something with my cup of tea. I make pretty much everything from scratch. I was out of my usual supply of power bars, I had some ripe bananas so I decided to try this recipe. I first came across this recipe from Nichola of The Queen of Health , I have made some minor adjustments so here it is! It is delicious lightly toasted with some butter, a great after school snack, loaded with nuts. I pulled it together in 5 mins in my Optimum Vac 2 blender and popped it in the oven for 40 mins, the smell was great!

Prep time 5 mins Serves: 8-10 slices

Ingredient

300g pecan nuts

1tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

4 eggs

2 ripe bananas

2 tbsp. light olive oil

1 tbsp maple syrup

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Blend all nuts in your blender or processor, until like flour, don't worry if there are a few larger bits, this is nice and if you blend too much you will have pecan butter!
3. Mix in baking powder and spice, in a large bowl
4. Blend all wet ingredients together in blender.
5. Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients, stir in well to combine.
6. Pour into a lined loaf tin and back for 40-45 mins, until firm.
7. Allow to cool in tin on a wire tray.
8. Best served lightly toasted with butter but can also be eaten cold.