Guest post by Linda MacGregor from South Africa. She has so much knowledge and experience on whats healthy, good and delicious and she is sharing her best Banana Bread recipe with us.We all know that there is Banana Bread and BANANA BREAD, and that the difference is like chalk and cheese.
Linda’s Banana Bread recipe secrets:-
First bear 2 eggs lightly with a fork (not blender)
Add and mix lightly:
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil
- 1+1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup Vanilla Essence
- 2 cup roughly mashed ripe bananas
- Add and mix lightly
- 1 rounded tsp Bicarb.
Let stand for 3 + min.
Add 1+1/2 cup flour mixed with 1 teaspoon baking powder
Fold in gently- never beat – don’t over mix
Can add options like:
- Cinnamon
- Walnuts chopped
Bake in oiled, lined bread pan for 30 to 40 min @ 180deg
Let stand in pan till cool.
But do you know that there are 2 SECRETS to making Banana Bread.
- Don’t over mix (only use a fork not a blender) and just roughly mash the banana with a fork (dont make it into baby food).
- Everything except the flour goes into a bowl with Bicarb for few minutes then only after this, you gently fold in the flour. (Never blend) (bit lumpy is good