This recipe is great for using bits of leftover flour and oil, overripe bananas, and any fruit that’s too soft to eat by itself.
INGREDIENTS
200g plain flour (can be white, wholewheat, gluten-free, etc.)
100ml of plant milk
3-4 overripe bananas
75g sugar (or 35g "half and half" sugar)
0.5tsp bicarbonate of soda
1.5tsp baking powder
75ml oil (olive, rapeseed, sunflower, coconut, etc.)
Pinch salt
Optional:
1tsp vanilla extract or cinnamon
Handful of blueberries, raspberries, strawberries etc.
Handful chopped nuts
Handful chocolate chips
Handful dried fruit
METHOD
1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 6 or 180°C fan
2. Line a loaf tin with baking paper
3. If using coconut oil, melt in a microwave
4. Mash the bananas and stir in the oil, half the plant milk, salt,
sugar, and vanilla or cinnamon (if using)
5. Add the flour, baking powder, and bicarbonate of soda
6. Gently mix until just combined
7. Stir through any extra fruit, nuts, or chocolate chips
8. If the mixture seems too dry, use some more plant milk, you
should be able to just about pour the mixture
9. Pour the mixture into the loaf tin and bake for around 45
minutes
10. Use a knife to check it is cooked all the way through
11. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for a few minutes
before removing from the tin
12. Enjoy! Can be eaten warm or cold. Add ice cream for an
indulgent but (sort of!) healthy dessert