Banana Nutella Bread

Banana Nutella Bread

2 cups plain flour, plus more for dusting pan
¼ cup slivered almonds
10 tablespoons sugar
½ cup + ⅛ cup Nutella (heated for about 30 seconds in the microwave to make it more spreadable)
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
3 very ripe, soft, darkly-speckled bananas, mashed (about 1½ cups)
¼ cup plain yogurt
2 large eggs, beaten lightly
85g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 175º C. Grease a loaf pan and dust with flour, tapping out the excess.
Whisk all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl and set aside.
Mix the mashed bananas, yogurt, eggs, butter and vanilla with a wooden spoon in another bowl. Lightly fold the wet mixture into the dry mixture with a rubber spatula until just combined and the batter looks thick and chunky. Stir in the almonds.
Measure out the Nutella in a small bowl and heat in the microwave for 30-35 seconds, just until it's softened and stir together until it's the texture of frosting. Stir the Nutella into the batter being careful not to completely incorporate the two together. You want a swirled pattern here.
Transfer batter into the greased and dusted loaf pan.
Bake until the loaf is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. It will take 25-30 minutes if you use mini loaf pans or 50-55 minutes for a regular one. Cool in the pan for five minutes then transfer to a wire rack.