Air fryer banana bread

Grease a 10.5cm x 20cm loaf pan; line base and sides with baking paper, ensuring paper sits flush with the rim.

Beat butter, brown sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until just combined, then mashed banana and maple syrup. Sift over flour, baking powder, bicarb, cinnamon and salt. Add walnuts; stir with a large spoon until combined. Spoon mixture into loaf pan; smooth surface.

Preheat a 5.3-litre air fryer to 160°C for 3 minutes.

Taking care, place loaf pan in the air fryer basket; at 160°C, cook for 10 minutes.

Place banana halves, cut-side up, on top of bread. Cover loaf pan with foil and pierce the foil; at 160°C, cook for 40 minutes.

Remove foil; cook for another 5 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove from the basket. Leave bread in pan for 10 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto a wire rack to cool. Sprinkle top with demerara sugar while hot.

Serve slices of banana bread topped with ricotta and drizzled with honey.