A moist, delicious fruit bread stuffed with figs and nuts - sliced and served with your favourite spread it makes a wholesome teatime snack.
Due to their high fibre content figs are easy on the stomach, provides digestive support and act as a natural laxative to help relieve constipation. Figs also contain prebiotics, which helps stimulate good bacteria in the gut, to help aid digestion.
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180◦C, and grease a medium sized loaf tin.
2. Add the dry ingredients to a large bowl and mix together
3. Mash the bananas in a separate small bowl.
4. Blend in butter, egg, sugar, and tea.
5. Mix the cocoa powder into the water until it is a smooth paste
6. Add the bananas, egg mix and cocoa paste into the dry ingredients and stir until smooth.
7. Fold in the hazelnuts.
8. Pour the batter into the greased loaf tin, and top with the fig slices.
9. Bake the bread on 2nd shelf from the bottom for about 45 minutes.
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