Best Banana Bread. It’s true!
It’s funny watching my social media accounts and seeing what I post that you guys respond to the most (or least!). I know it’s not always accurate, as things like the day I post, the time of day and a number of other factors that Facebook in particular determine will impact even what you actually see. For example I have about 2600 Facebook followers and sometimes as few at 50 people see my posts, and sometimes several hundred, occasionally over 1000, never everyone! Whether people comment, ‘like’ or share a post will increase the ‘reach’ of the post. All this to say that when I posted the photo above during the week, and the reach was 1777 (and a good Instagram response too), I knew that you liked the look of this banana bread.
As you know, this week has been a hectic one with what I’ve coined my ‘4th child’ (my cookbook) arriving overdue but very welcome yesterday. But, with a grateful heart for your support, encouragement and book purchases I really wanted to get this recipe to you tonight despite the craziness of the week! Apart from anything, it really is the best banana bread I’ve remember eating, so much so I made another batch (the one in the ring tin below) yesterday with the last of the 13 kg banana’s I managed to buy for only $5!! So not only tasty but cheap too.
Without further ado, here is the recipe, then I’m having an early night so that tomorrow I’m full of beans to deliver books!! Yippee. Enjoy Annabel x
- ½ cup (50g) macadamia nuts (or almonds)/ nut meal
- 3 over ripe bananas (350g) +extra 1-2 for decorating
- 90g coconut oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp maple syrup (optional)
- ½ cup LSA (linseed sunflower almond meal) (40g)
- ½ cup banana flour (45g) (or use ¾ cup flour of your choice or extra nut meal)
- ½ cup shredded coconut
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- MIX INS:
- ½ cup (65g) dried cherries/sultanas/blueberries (optional)
- ¼ cup pepitas (35g)
- ¼ cup sunflower seeds (30g)
- ¼ cup buckwheat kernals (buckinis) (40g)
- 2 tsp black seeds/poppy seeds (optional)
- Pre heat oven to 170C and prepare a large loaf tin.
- Thermomix instructions:
- Place macadamia nuts in the bowl and blitz on sp8/5sec.
- Add banana and mash sp4/5 sec.
- Add eggs, coconut oil & maple syrup blend sp4/10sec.
- Add remaining ingredients (not mix-ins) and mix sp4/20 sec.
- Add mix-ins and stir sp 4/2 sec.
- Pour into loaf tin. Slice banana and place on the top and sprinkle with black seeds/poppy seeds.
- Bake in oven for 45-55 min or until browned and cooked.
- Cool for a few mins before turning out on a cooling tray.
- Try not to eat entire load immediately!
- Regular instructions - stand mixer/hand held mixers
- Mash bananas and set aside.
- Beat coconut oil, maple syrup and eggs for a minute or 2.
- Add banana and stir.
- Add remaining ingredients (not mix ins) and beat together until well combined.
- Add mix-ins and stir gently just to mix them through.
- Pour into loaf tin. Slice banana and place on the top and sprinkle with black seeds/poppy seeds.
- Bake in oven for 45-55 min or until browned and cooked.
- Cool for a few mins before turning out on a cooling tray.
- Try not to eat entire load immediately!
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