Banana Bread Recipe

Ingredients :

Preparation & cook time : 1 hour 10 minutes (plus cooling)

Makes 10 slices

• 2 tablespoons desiccated coconut

• 1½ cups mashed overripe banana

• 1¼ cups (275g) firmly packed brown sugar

• ½ cup (125ml) vegetable oil

• 2 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder

• 1 teaspoon mixed spice

• 2½ cups (200g) desiccated coconut extra

• 1¾ cups (225g) linseed sunflower and almond meal

Method :

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Grease 11cm x 21cm loaf pan; coat base and sides with coconut. Shake out excess coconut.

2. Combine banana, sugar, oil, baking powder and spice in large bowl; stir in extra coconut and meal. Spread mixture into pan; smooth surface.

3. Bake bread about 55 minutes. Stand bread in pan 10 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto baking-paper-covered wire rack to cool.

Baking Tips Baking Tip : The banana bread is good toasted and spread with butter or dairy-free spread, if you like. Storage : Banana bread can be stored In an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Food Facts & Glossary of Baking Ingredients desiccated coconut is concentrated, dried, unsweetened and finely shredded coconut flesh. brown sugar is soft, finely granulated sugar retaining molasses for color and flavor. gluten-free baking powder is made without cereals. It is a raising agent; consists of two parts cream of tartar to one part bicarbonate of soda. mixed spice is a blend of ground spices usually consisting of cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. linseed, sunflower and almond meal (LSA) are available from health-food stores and in the health-food section at most supermarkets.

√  gluten-free    √  wheat-free    √  yeast-free    √  dairy-free    √  egg-free