Ripe bananas in the fruit bowl? Then give this recipe a try! I have spent years perfecting my banana bread recipe and now it’s finally ready to share.
?Serves: 10
Prep: 10 mins Cook: 50 mins
Ingredients
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup sunflower or extra virgin olive oil
- 4-5 mashed ripe banana
- 2 eggs
- Few drops vanilla essence
- 1 cup plain wholemeal flour (or try using half and half)
- 1 cup self raising flour
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅓ cup chia seeds, or seeds or chopped nuts of your choice (I used seeds so that they can take it to school), extra for sprinkling
- ½ cup milk
- Juice of half a lemon
Directions
- Preheat oven to 180ºC and grease and line a loaf tin
- Mix sugar, oil, bananas, eggs and vanilla together
- Add in dry ingredients (flours, spices and seeds)
- Mix in milk and lemon juice
- Stir until combined (but not over mixed)
- Spoon into tin
- Sprinkle with extra nuts or seeds
- Bake in oven for about 50-60 minutes. Test with a skewer or butter knife (inserted into centre of bread)
Notes
Substitute sugar with dried fruit (sultanas or cranberries).
Milk with a teaspoon of lemon is a substitute for buttermilk.
