Banana Bread recipe using Frozen Bananas and a blend of Fats. Baked in the oven for about 1 hour and then covered with Foil to sit for a few hours or overnight, softening the Banana Bread. Slice and slather on some Butter, Monkey Butter or Nutella.
Servings: 1 loaf
Equipment
- 2 Mixing Bowls
- 1 Whisk
- 1 Spatula
- 1 Bread Pan
Ingredients
- 2 C AP Flour - or minus 1/4 C - 1/2 C for a denser Banana Bread
- 1 tsp Baking Soda & Powder - each
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 4-5 Bananas - Overripe frozen then thawed
- 1 C Sugar - Add more if you like a Sweeter Banana Bread
- 1 Egg
- 1/4 C Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Coconut Fat - each
- 1/4 C Milk - or another liquid like Almond Milk, Milk, Coconut milk, Buttermilk etc...
- 1 tsp Vanilla - Optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F with the rack in middle position. In a bowl, combine Flour, Salt, Baking Soda, Baking Powder. Mix well and set aside.In another bowl add Olive Oil, Coconut Oil & Sugar and whisk well.
- Add in 1 egg and whisk again. Add in Bananas and Milk or other liquid and whisk really well, breaking up the bigger chunks of Banana.
- Then add the dry flour mix to the wet batter and mix to combine with a spatula. Pour into a greased bread loaf pan and let sit 5–10 minutes before placing into the oven for 55 minutes to 1 hour.
- Remove from the oven and place tinfoil overtop to seal. Let sit on the counter until cool. A few hours or overnight. Slice and slather on some Butter, Monkey Butter (see notes), or some Nutella.
Notes
To use Buttermilk powder, add 1/2 Tbl Buttermilk Powder with 1/4 C Cold Water.
To check for doneness. Insert a skewer or toothpick into the middle. It should come out clean.
For Softer and Moist Banana Bread, cover with Tin Foil when it comes out of the oven. Let sit for about 30 minutes. Remove the Banana Bread from the bread Pan and completely wrap in tin foil. Leave for a few hours or overnight.
Frozen Banana Handling
- Place the Frozen Bananas on a Plate, they will leak out a lot of liquid
- They defrost in about 30 minutes
- Peel the Bananas from the end, the opposite of how you would normally peel a banana for easier peeling
- Include the Juices from inside the banana into the mixture.
Monkey Butter
- Blend 3 Tbl of Lemon Juice, 20 oz can of Pineapple and 5 ripe Bananas (no brown spots) until smooth.
- Place into a pot with 2 Cups of Sugar, 1/4 C ground Coconut, and 1/2 tsp Pectin. Bring to boil then simmer for 10 - 12 minutes or until desired consistency
- Place in mason jar with cover and into the fridge. Use up within a month.