Banana Carrot Walnut Bread

Ingredients:

250g butter, softened
325g caster sugar
4 eggs
230g self-raising flour
230g plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup mashed banana
1 cup coarsely grated carrot
1 cup chopped toasted walnuts
50ml orange juice
zest of 1 orange


Method:

• Preheat oven to 160 degrees C.
• Grease and line 2 loaf pans (23 x 13 x 7 cm).
• Cream butter, vanilla extract and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time and beat until combined.
• Stir in the banana, grated carrot, zest and orange juice together with the sifted dry ingredients and chopped walnuts in two additions.  Stir to combine.
• Spread mixture evenly into prepared pans.  
• Bake in moderate oven for about 50 minutes.
• Stand for about 5 minutes in the pan before turning onto a wire rack to cool.
• Serve buttered if desired.