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Banana Bread

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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 60+m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3 bananas (large ripe banana's ~ roughly, mashed)
  • 1 banana (sliced lengthways, extra, optional)
  • 1 cup olive oil (light extra virgin)
  • 2 cups self-rising flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 3/4 cup desiccated coconut
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs (lightly whisked)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1/4 cup desiccated coconut (extra)
  • Salt, pinch of
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 170C. Grease a 10x20 loaf pan. Sprinkle with extra shredded coconut and coat base and sides evenly.

  • Step 2: Combine flour, bi-carb soda, cinnamon and coconut in a large bowl.

  • Step 3: Combine the eggs, oil, vanilla essence, brown sugar and mashed banana and brown sugar in a small bowl. Add to flour mixture and gently stir until combined; The Mixture should be quite thick and lumpy.

  • Step 4: Pour mix into the bread pan. Gently knock any air out of mixture by hitting the bottom of the pan with your hand, or on kitchen bench. Add sliced banana, lengthways to garnish.

  • Step 5: Bake for 1 hour, or until cake skewer test is clean. Transfer to wire rack and allow to cool.

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