Banana feijoa bread with crystallised ginger
Take banana bread to the next level with the addition on feijoas.
Reviewed by our expert panel Serves: 10 (makes 1 loaf)
Time to make: 40 mins
Hands-on time: 10 mins
Total cost: $7.10 / $0.71 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup (170g) homemade gluten-free flour mix (see Tips)
- ¼ cup almond flour/meal
- 2 tablespoons LSA (ground linseed, sunflower, almond) or ground flaxseed/linseed
- 1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon gluten-free ground cinnamon
- 2 overripe bananas
- 6 feijoas, pulp only
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup rice, soy, almond or skim milk
- ½ cup (75g) brown sugar
- ¼ cup (30g) crystallised ginger, finely chopped
Instructions
1 Preheat oven to 180ºC. Line a standard loaf tin with baking paper.
2 In a large bowl combine dry ingredients.
3 In a medium-sized bowl mash bananas and feijoas together. Add eggs, rice milk, and brown sugar. Beat well. Fold wet mixture into dry ingredients and mix until evenly combined.
4 Spoon mixture into prepared tin and sprinkle crystallised ginger over. Bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from oven and rest in tin for 10 minutes.
Variations
- You can use a prepared gluten-free baking mix instead of homemade if you prefer.
- If you can’t get feijoas, use 2 green apples, cut in chunks.
HFG tip
Homemade gluten-free flour mix
Combine 2 cups (270g) brown rice flour, 2/3 cup (87g) tapioca starch and 1/3 cup (48g) gluten-free cornfour. (Makes 3 cups [405g], cost 96 cents per cup.)
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 172cal
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Kilojoules 720kJ
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Protein 3g
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Total fat 3g
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–Saturated fat 1g
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Carbohydrates 30g
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–Sugars 17g
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Dietary fibre 2g
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Sodium 320mg
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Calcium 40mg
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Iron 0.5mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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