INGREDIENTS (measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml)
4 medium sized ripe or over ripe bananas, 300 grams or 10.5
ounce
1.5 cups whole wheat flour or 180 grams
1/4 cup powdered oats
1/4 cup powdered oats
1/2 cup vegetable oil,
125 ml ( you can reduce the oil and add cold milk to fold the mixture)
½ cup organic brown sugar or unrefined cane sugar or
regular granulated sugar
½ tsp vanilla powder or 1 tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp cinnamon powder (optional)
2 to 3 pinches or ⅛ tsp nutmeg powder (optional)
1 to 2 tbsp crushed walnuts (optional)
8-10 Raisins
½ tsp baking soda
pinch of salt (optional)(however, I recommend this step as it adds extra flavour to your banana bread)
1.preheat the oven to 180 degree celsius.
2.grease a bread tin or a rectangular cake pan with some
coconut oil. you can use the rectangular cake pan of size ( 7.5 x 4 x 2.5 inches)
or round cake pan (7.5 x 2 inches).
3.take sliced bananas and sugar in a mixing bowl.
4.mash the bananas well or puree them with a hand blender.
5.now add the oil, vanilla, cinnamon powder, nutmeg powder
to the banana and mix well.
6.sieve the wheat flour, oats with the baking soda, baking powder, salt.
Repeat this process three times, now add this dry misxture to the bowl
containing the mashed bananas.
7.fold the sieved flour really well.
8.this folding step is important as you want the whole bread
mixture to be one and mixed evenly.
9.lastly add the walnuts, raisins and fold these.
10.pour the bread mixture into the loaf pan.
11.bake at 180 degree C for 30-40 minutes or till a
toothpick inserted in the bread comes out clean.
12.once warm or cool remove the bread from the pan.
13.slice and serve warm.
14.the remaining loaf, you can wrap in a cling film or keep
in a box in the fridge.
15.warm the bread before serving.
Serve with maple syrup or slices of banana. If serving as dessert serve with ice-cream.
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