Banana and pecan damper with whipped maple butter

ingredients

• Banana and pecan damper

  • 3 cup self-raising flour
  • 50 gram butter, chopped
  • 2 tablespoon caster sugar
  • 3/4 cup mashed banana
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/3 cup maple-flavoured syrup
  • 1 cup milk, approximately, plus extra, to brush

• Whipped maple butter

  • 125 gram butter, at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup maple-flavoured syrup

method

• Banana and pecan damper with whipped maple butter

  • 1

    Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Grease a baking tray. Sift flour into a large bowl. Using fingertips, rub in butter. Stir in sugar. Make a well at centre. Add banana, 1/3 cup pecans and syrup. Using a round- bladed knife, stir in enough milk to make a soft sticky dough.

  • 2

    Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead briefly until combined (dough should be soft and sticky). Place dough on prepared tray. Pat into a 17cm (diameter) round.

  • 3

    Brush top with a little extra milk. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Cut a 1cm-deep cross in top of damper. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until golden and it sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from oven.

  • 4

    To make maple butter, use a small bowl and electric mixer on medium speed to beat butter for 5 minutes, or until as pale as possible. Beat in syrup. Serve warm damper with whipped butter.

notes

You will need two medium bananas for this recipe. Try this whipped maple butter on pancakes.