Banana Bread

 

Delicious as a bread or as a base for almost any muffin, this recipe will make your whole family jump for joy (although that may just be the espresso working...)



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Banana Bread Recipe

• Prep time: 5 minutes
• Cook time: 1 hour
• Yield: Makes one loaf.

Ingredients:

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
•  3/4 cup date syrup (change to maple or honey if you want it really sweet)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons espresso
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup whole wheat white flour
•  1/2 cups of whole wheat pastry flour

Method:

No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the date syrup, egg, vanilla, and espresso. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour.* Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.

*You can split this between muffins and the loaf, add blueberries to the muffin and bake for 20 minutes, the half loaf will need to bake for 40 minutes.