Wholemeal Banana Bread
This low GI banana bread is an ideal quick breakfast or healthy snack
Prep: 10 mins Cooking 50 mins
11/2 cups wholemeal or spelt flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup wheatgerm
1/2 cup protein or skim milk powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 large bananas, mashed (to make 1 cup)
Grated zest of 1 orange
60ml macadamia nut oil
2 eggs
1/2 cup maple syrup or honey
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
250g blueberries, fresh or frozen
1. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, wheatgerm, protein powder and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, combine mashed bananas with orange zest, oil, eggs, maple syrup and vanilla.
2. Fold banana mix into flour mix. Add apricots and blueberries. Pour into a lined loaf tin and bake for 50mins at 175C. If browning too quickly, cover with foil
3. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Slice and serve with fresh fruit or toasted and spread with low-fat cottage cheese.
| Published on December 17th, 2007 | | Posted by admin |