Recipe of the month from @thecastironcookinglady, Sarah Whitaker
Serves 4-6
Oven: Oven set to 180/ ESSE dial guide top end of MODERATE
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 110g soft brown sugar
- 110g butter
- 2 bananas
- 225g self-raising whole meal flour
- 2 tbsp. lemon curd
- ½ tsp ground allspice
Cook earlier:
- Will keep in a tin for two or three days
- Freeze
Method
- Line a 1 kg loaf tin with Bake-o-Glide. If possible, put the butter beside the cooker to soften for half an hour before making the cake.
- Peel and mash the bananas. Beat in the rest of the ingredients and pour into the prepared tin and bake.
- Slide the grid shelf into the oven and put the loaf tin onto it. Bake for about 40 minutes until golden brown and risen.
- Take the cooked cake from the oven and allow to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.
- Serve in slices.
Sarah Whitaker owns an ESSE 990 Electric Range Cooker and is one of the most experienced cookery demonstrators in the UK. Sarah is widely recognised as an expert in cast iron range cooking.
“I am really enjoying my ESSE range, which offers all the best aspects of traditional cast iron cooking, with an induction hob and full size grill! ESSE are British made and a British owned, family company.
I have to say I am completely convinced by the ESSE cooker’s capabilities, it really is an amazing piece of equipment and it cooks beautifully. Everything I do on it works out perfectly!”
From her home in rural Hampshire, Sarah specialises in ESSE range cooker classes and demonstrations, and writing recipes. Well known for her relaxed style and effortless recipes, she gives demonstrations in ESSE retail showrooms. Follow Sarah on Facebook and Instagram for recipe tips and interesting food combinations as they go into the oven, as well as advance information on demonstration places and menu ideas!
