Banana Macadamia Bread

catxx's Note:

This is a dairy-free and very easy version of this recipe. Beautiful sliced, served warm or cold with margarine or butter.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 loaf

• 3 large bananas , well mashed (very ripe ones are best)
• 2 large eggs , well beaten
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1⁄3; cup caster sugar
• 1⁄3; cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• ½ cup macadamia nuts , very coarsely chopped
• ½ cup oil (I used rice bran oil)
• ½ cup rice milk (or your milk of choice) or ½ cup soymilk (or your milk of choice)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 180C and grease/line a 21 by 11 cm loaf tin.
2. Mix bananas and eggs together in large bowl.
3. In another bowl, sift together the flour, sugars, salt and bicarb soda.
4. Tip flour mix into banana/egg mix, add macadamias, oil and milk and mix well.
5. Spoon mixture into prepared tin and bake for 1 hour, or until golden brown on top and cooked inside (a skewer into the centre emerges clean).
6. Remove from pan to wire rack to cool.
7. Keeps well for several days in a sealed container.

Reviews

[Jen T]

This was so easy to make and the nuts made a lovely change from the usual walnuts used in banana breads. Into my 'keepers' file it goes :)