Banana bread with plums and hazelnuts
Prep: 20 minCook: 50 minTotal: 70 minServings: 1 cake
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- 2 Tbsp flax flour or ground flax seeds (+ 5 Tbsp water (egg replacement))
- 80 gr (3 oz.) soft dates e.g. Medjoul
- 100 gr (3.5 oz.) apple sauce
- 100 ml (1/2 cup) plant-based milk (e.g. oat or soy)
- 100 ml (1/2 cup) sparkling water
- 300 gr (2 1/3 cup) spelt flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 50 gr (1.8 oz.) roasted hazelnuts
- 50 gr (1.8 oz.) vegan chocolate or chocolate drops
- 4-5 Tbsp plum jam
- 5-6 fresh plums
Instructions
- Mix flax flour or ground flax seeds with water and let it soak for about 5-10 minutes (you can use Chia seeds as well)
- Mash the bananas, put them in a mixer or food processor along with water, pitted dates, apple sauce and milk and mix well.
- Now add the soaked flax seeds and mix well
- Mix all dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt) in a bowl and then add them to the moist ingredients
- Mix well until the dough is smooth and add the apple cider vinegar at the very end
- Roughly chop hazelnuts and chocolate and add them to the dough
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (356°F)
- Grease and flour a loaf pan (25-30 cm/10-12“)
- Put the first layer of dough into the loaf pan, place 1-2 Tbsp plum jam on top. Then add a 2nd layer of dough and once again place plum jam on top, finish up with a layer of dough
- Coat it with fresh plums, hazelnuts and chocolate and bake for 45-50 minutes – check with stick if well done
- Let it cool off and enjoy it
Source: frei-style.com/banana-bread-with-plums-and-hazelnuts-3