Have you got leftover soaked dry fruits after Christmas? And some ripe bananas? Well, here is a whole wheat banana bread recipe, with all the delicious dry fruits soaked in rum swirled through for a delicious winter-recipe!
Serve with whipped cream, or just a dusting of icing sugar and have with a cup of coffee!
The Recipe
1 x 9 inch loaf
Ingredients
2 bananas, ripe, mashed
¼ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup mixed dry fruits, finely chopped (preferably rum soaked)
3-4 tbsp milk
¼ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup mixed dry fruits, finely chopped (preferably rum soaked)
3-4 tbsp milk
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180C
Grease and flour an 8-9 inch loaf tin
In a bowl whisk together oil, sugar and mashed bananas very well
Then crack the eggs into the mixture and add vanilla and whisk well for a few minutes
Then fold in the dry ingredients gently
Last add the dry fruits and add milk if required to loosen the batter slightly
Pour the thick batter into the loaf tin and bake for 25 minutes
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on a rack
Serve with whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon
Grease and flour an 8-9 inch loaf tin
In a bowl whisk together oil, sugar and mashed bananas very well
Then crack the eggs into the mixture and add vanilla and whisk well for a few minutes
Then fold in the dry ingredients gently
Last add the dry fruits and add milk if required to loosen the batter slightly
Pour the thick batter into the loaf tin and bake for 25 minutes
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on a rack
Serve with whipped cream and a dusting of cinnamon
