Greg'S Banana Bread

• 100g sultanas
• 75ml dark rum
• 175g plain flour
• 2tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 125g melted butter
• 150g light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 3 large or 4 small very ripe bananas
• 60g walnuts (optional)
• 1tsp vanilla extract
• 2 inches of cinnamon stick - ground up
• 2 cloves - ground up
• 1/2 a nutmeg - ground up

1. Set oven to 170 celsius. Butter and flour a baking tin.
2. Put sultanas in the rum - and either zap in the microwave until boiling, or bring to boil in a small pan. Then leave them for at least an hour.
3. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
4. Mix melted butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla and rum. Mash bananas roughly - then mix those in too. Add the sultanas and rum.
5. Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients - but don't mix too well.
6. Put in the baking tin. Sprinkle with a bit more brown sugar (demerera or 'cassonade' in French - is best).
7. Bake for 1 - 1 1/4 hours. Test with a skewer at 1 hour and if it comes out cleanly, it's done.

sultanas, rum, flour, baking powder, bicarbonate, salt, butter, light brown sugar, eggs, very ripe bananas, walnuts, vanilla, cinnamon

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/gregs-banana-bread-50143470 (may not work)