Moist Banana Nut Bread
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Moist Banana Nut Bread
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Healthy recipe for a super moist banana nut bread. With a taste of Corsica, it's made with chestnut flour, chestnut paste and glazed with melted honey and walnuts - ideal for teatime or breakfast.
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Ingredients
- 3 medium (300g without skin) banana very ripe
- 2 medium egg organic
- pinch salt fleur de sel (Maldon, Celtic, sea salt
- 100 g (3.5oz/¾ cup) all-purpose flour aka plain flour
- 50 g (1.75oz/ 6 tbsp) chestnut flour (or spelt/buckwheat flours)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- 50 g (2oz/¼ cup) brown sugar OPTIONAL, soft
- 85 g (3oz/ ⅓ cup) canola oil (or sunflower)
- 2 tablespoon chestnut paste I use Clément Faugier, sweetened
- 30 g (1oz/2 tbsp) walnuts or pecans
Glaze & Topping (optional)
- 2 tablespoon honey to glaze
- 2 figs chopped, fresh
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170°C/150°C fan/340°F (gas mark 3).
- Mash the bananas in a large mixing bowl, then mix together the eggs (and sugar if using) until mixed. Add the salt, flours, baking powder and cinnamon. Add the melted butter and mix until smooth.
- Pour in the batter in to the loaf tin. Top with walnuts and bake for about 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. If not, bake for another 5-10 minutes.
- Leave to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes then tip the loaf out on to a wire rack to cool further.
- To decorate, gently heat the honey and brush it on the top of the loaf, adding extra walnuts.
Notes
- To Serve: Top with either more banana slices, fresh figs or other seasonal fruits for decoration. Delicious served warmed with a scraping of butter or chestnut spread.
- Reduced Sugar: Even although this cake is reduced in sugar, it's optional according to taste. Personally with the sweet bananas there is no need. Try it once with then without.
- Measures: Please note that all my recipes are best made using digital kitchen scales in precise metric grams. Both ounces (and cups) are given as an approximate guide.
- Nutritional value includes the sugar but without, it's lower in calories.
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