I had made a large quantity of mincemeat for Christmas but I just didn’t have the time to make anything. I was just looking up some recipes featuring mincemeat and came across this interesting one. As I had some over ripe bananas as well, I was rather pleased. It’s something that I could eat at anytime of the day.
The bread was really delicious and the combination of the bananas with the boozy mincemeat was great. I could taste the subtle flavour of both and it was a big hit with my family and friends. It’s definitely going to be something I make often.
It’s easy to make and is perfect over a cup of tea or even in the morning if you’re rushed for time.
This recipe is from the book American Cooking.
PREP: 20 minutes COOK TIME: 1 hour
Ingredients
¼ cup butter
½ cup sugar
2 eggs
11/4 cup sifted flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
¼ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup mashed bananas
1 cup mincemeat, drained
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 160 C. Butter and line a loaf tin with parchment paper. I used a double lining for the tin.
Sift the flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, salt and soda together.
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Add the flour mixture to the butter alternating with the bananas and mincemeat. Mix well. Spoon into the buttered loaf tin. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes, depending on the oven. Cool.
I’ve never thought of mincemeat with banana bread – sounds amazing! It’s a lovely and creative twist to banana bread, and the aroma would be incredible 😊
You’re right. It’s an unusual combination and the taste was amazing! Thanks for the comment.
Yum! This recipe looks simple and delicious. I’m a big fan of both! 🙂
I love your philosophy of using what you already have too. Doesn’t that make life so much easier?
Thanks for sharing this! ♥
Thank you for the comment. It is really delicious and the aroma is great. I haven’t been posting much because several of my cats were down with viral infection and I was busy going to the vet everyday. One of our cats Grimalkin passed away on January 30th. He had serious health issues which led to renal failure. ):
Thank you for the comment. It is really delicious and the aroma is great. I haven’t been posting much because several of my cats were down with viral infection and I was busy going to the vet everyday. One of our cats Grimalkin passed away on January 30th. He had serious health issues which led to renal failure. ):
Amazing combination of flavours!
Thank you so much. Glad you like it.