Low Fat Desserts Recipes - Banana Gingerbread Slices

Ingredients

• 275g plain flour

• 20ml ground ginger

• 10ml mixed spice

• 5ml bicarbonate of soda

• 11g soft light brown sugar

• 60ml corn oil

• 30ml molasses or black treacle

• 30ml malt extract

• 2 eggs, beaten

• 60ml orange juice

• 3 ripe bananas

• 115g raisins or sultanas

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180'C/350"F /Gas 4. Line and grease a 28 x 18cm/11 x 7in baking tin.

2. Sift the flour, spices and bicarbonate of soda into a mixing bowl. Spoon some of the mixture back into the sieve, add the brown sugar and sift the mixture back into the bowl.

3. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the oil, molasses or treacle, malt extract, eggs, and orange juice. Mix thoroughly.

4. Mash the bananas in a bowl. Add to the gingerbread mixture with the raisins or sultanas. Mix well.

5. Scrape the mixture into the prepared tin. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the centre springs back when the surface of the cake is lightly pressed.

6. Leave the gingerbread in the tin to cool for 5 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack, remove the lining paper and leave to cool completely. Cut into 20 slices to serve.