This weeks post in our lunch series is all about Banana Bread. I seriously love the stuff. I would eat at least 3 slices a week from places like Gloria Jeans, Maccas Cafe and Zarraffas. The girls loved it too and I would make a really good one filled with brown sugar and butter. It was one thing we all really missed when we started clean eating.
So I have been trialling soooo many recipes ( tough but you know someone had to do it). None really hit the spot and I was beginning to despair. In the end I made a version of a few combined to come up with this- hands down best ever Banana Bread. Even if you don't eat clean you should try this - so much yummier than the butter/sugar style.
It even looks like the real thing - but no sugar, no butter and no wheat flour. It's lovely and dense and cuts beautifully.
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup gentle fibre
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 small ripe bananas, mashed ( about 1 1/4 cups )
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons macadamia nut oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- cinnamon
Mix your flours, fibre and baking powder in a bowl. Set aside. In another bowl, mix the mashed bananas, eggs, oil, honey and vanilla with a fork until combined.
Add your wet to dry and mix until there is no dry - do not over mix.
Pour into a prepared loaf tin - flatten out and press the walnuts into the top. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake in a moderate oven about 30 - 35 minutes.
Turn out onto a wire rack and leave cool before slicing.
NOTES - Coconut flour can be tricky to find - it's not usually in coles or woolies so you do need a health food store to get it from - If you had to I would just substitute coconut but the consistency wouldn't quite be the same.
Gentle fibre is in the woolies macro range - it contains oatbran, linseed, psyllium seeds, psyllium husks. I add it to a variety of baking recipes and also sprinkle over yogurt but you can skip this - just use an extra 1/4 cup of almond meal or sub for your own mix of oat bran and linseeds even chia seeds whatever you have on hand. Coles also has a "fibre " mix in it's natura brand.
Great for an afternoon treat - or with a cup of tea :) - OR if I really have to I will share and pop it in the girls lunch boxes too. Don't forget to visit Mel's blog for her latest post too. Don't have any over ripe bananas? Here is my trick for that.
Happy Banana Bread Making
