Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Yield: one 2lb loaf
Fertility Benefits
Almond flour contains wonderful nutrients for fertility like vitamin E (good for both sperm quality in men and boosting cervical mucus in women), manganese (good for hormonal balance), magnesium (also good for hormonal balance) and fiber (good for healthy digestion and blood sugar levels).
This recipe uses almond flour instead of wheat flour. Almond flour is much lower in carbs than wheat flours, but higher in fat. The high fat content makes it a more caloric flour, so be aware that it will be more filling than a regular piece of banana bread.
Ingredients
- 3 medium ripe bananas (2 large ripe bananas), mashed with a fork
- 1 medium ripe banana, for decorating
- ½ cup (100g) any kind of sugar (brown sugar or coconut sugar works best)
- ¼ cup (60 ml) extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup (60 ml) almond milk
- ½ cup (50g) almond flour
- 1 ¼ cup (150g) gluten free flour, or substitute a grain-free flour like cassava, coconut, or almond flour
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- ⅓ cup (40g) walnuts, roughly chopped, omit, or substitute another soft nut like pecans
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C and grease the bottom and the sides of a 23×13 cm (9×5-inch) loaf tin with olive oil. Then set to one side.
- In a large bowl, mix the mashed bananas with sugar, olive oil, almond milk and almond flour. Set aside.
- In a smaller bowl, combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mix until just combined (do not overmix), and stir in the walnuts.
- Pour the batter into the loaf tin, and place one sliced banana on top to decorate, then bake for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in its centre comes out clean. Let cool for about 10 minutes in the tin, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
