Pumpkin and Banana Bread

Ingredients
450g cooked pumpkin, 2 ripe bananas, 2 eggs, 340g caster sugar, 290ml sunflower oil, 550g plain flour, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp ground ginger, 2 tsp ground cinnamon, 225g walnuts, chopped

Method

1. Heat the oven to GM4/180’C/350’F. Line 2 2lb loaf tins with bakewell paper.
2. Mash together the pumpkin and bananas.
3. Beat in the eggs, sugar and oil. Sift together the flour, baking powder and spices and fold into the pumpkin mixture. Stir in the walnuts.
4. Divide between the 2 loaf tins and bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
5. Cool on a wire rack.

Icing
120g cream cheese, 50g unsalted butter, 300g icing sugar, Zest and juice 1 small orange

Method

1. Beat the cream cheese with the butter until light and fluffy.
2. Add the orange zest and juice and beat together until really well mixed
3. Spread thickly on the top of the cooled loaves and decorate with walnut halves and blanched strips of orange zest.

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Haven't got a pumpkin yet but sounds yummy

Will def try this when my pumpkins are ready.

Me too, and Jamie's pumpkin muffins