When you’re ready to make the cake, grease and line a 20cm/8in round loose-bottomed tin and preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Spread the nuts on a baking tray and toast, checking ...

Nigel Slater’s chocolate chip banana bread recipe is just the ticket ... This is best achieved in a food mixer. Toast the hazelnuts, rub them in a tea towel to remove their skins, then grind ...