Recipe:
Banana, Walnut & Chia Bread
Posted in Freshly Picked
Perfect for packed lunches, afternoon tea, or a simple snack that’s half-way between health food and dessert, this delicious banana loaf can last for 4-5 days and is super easy to make!
Prep:
10
mins
bake
40
mins
makes
1
Easy Peasy
You will need:
- 4 medium-sized super ripe bananas, roughly chopped
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- ½ cup walnuts, slightly crushed
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of sea salt
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Recipe:
Tobie Puttock
Directions:
- 1Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- 2Grease a bread tin with a little bit of olive oil or coconut oil.
- 3Bring together the bananas and the sugar in a mixing bowl and mash them using a fork. Fold through the oil, vanilla essence, cinnamon, nutmeg and a pinch of sea salt.
- 4Sieve in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and fold thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
- 5Fold through the chia seeds and the crushed walnuts and pour the batter into the prepared bread tin.
- 6Cook the bread in the preheated oven for 35–40 minutes or until a small knife pulls clean when inserted into the centre of the bread.
- 7Once cooked remove from the oven and allow to cool almost completely in the tin before turning out.
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