Wholemeal Banana Bread Crispy edges. Moist, soft, fleshy cake-like texture in the middle – just how a banana bread should be. You wouldn’t even know there was wholemeal flour in this if I didn’t tell you. I just baked one of these loaves yesterday morning, and it was served hot, straight out of the oven, with cinnamon sugar and melted butter. However, on its own, this banana bread has a subtle sweet flavour and does not need the addition of butter or other condiments for the more health conscious. The original recipe also uses margarine instead of butter if you would like to substitute, and additional flavourings such as chocolate chips and crushed walnuts can be added to achieve a more diverse texture and flavour. Other than these few suggestions, follow the recipe as is and a successful product should ensue. Wholemeal Banana Bread Makes: 10 thick slices Approximate cal/per serving: 215 (1 slice) Ingredients: - 2 tbs. (40g) butter - ½ cup (100g) tightly packed brown sugar - 3 large Cavendish bananas (equating to 400g when mashed – overripe is best) - 1 large egg - 1 ½ cups (270g) plain wholemeal flour - 3 tsp. baking powder - 1 tsp. ground cinnamon - 2 tbs. (40mL) low fat milk - Spray canola oil, for greasing loaf pan Method: 1. Preheat oven to 150oC. Grease a loaf pan with spray canola oil. 2. Place butter in a microwave-proof bowl and place in the microwave for approximately 30 – 40 seconds, or until butter is soft and mostly melted. 3. Transfer butter to a large bowl, and add brown sugar. Use electric beaters to combine butter and sugar together – this should take no longer than 1 minute if butter is mostly melted. 4. Peel bananas and place in a large bowl separate from the butter and sugar. Use a potato masher, fork or stick mixer to mash bananas until smooth puree consistency. Crack egg into a small bowl or china cup and lightly beat with a fork. 5. Add mashed banana and egg to the bowl with butter and sugar. Use electric beaters on medium speed and beat for 1 – 2 minutes or until ingredients are evenly combined. Turn off electric beaters, you will no longer use these. 6. Sift flour and baking powder into the banana mixture – the brown bran flakes will become caught in the sieve however pour these back into the mixture. Use a spatula to fold through flour until all ingredients are just combined. 7. Add milk to mixture and use a spatula to fold through until all ingredients are evenly combined. 8. Pour mixture into prepared loaf pan and use a spatula to smooth over the top. Bake in oven for approximately 1 hour, or until edges of bread come away from the sides of the loaf pan and skewer comes out clean when inserted into the middle. 9. Remove bread from oven and leave to cool. Remove from loaf pan and slice and serve as desired.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 00:36:20 +0000
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