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Spelt Flour Banana Bread

A healthy spelt flour banana bread recipe. This recipe is a whole lot better for you then a lot of other banana bread recipes out there as it is refined sugar free, wheat free, low sugar and high fibre! It is also dairy free, which makes this spelt banana bread more tummy friendly.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Sweets
Cuisine: Dairy Free
Diet: Diabetic, Low Lactose
Keyword: banana bread, spelt flour
Servings: 12
Calories: 393kcal
Author: Sarah Bell

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups wholemeal spelt flour
  • 1 cup almond meal
  • 3 teaspoon baking powder aluminium free
  • ½ cup rapadura sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 large bananas ripe
  • 1 cup olive oil extra virgin
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius.
  • In a large mixing bowl sift the spelt flour, baking powder, nutmeg and cinnamon. Add the almond meal and rapadura sugar and whisk to combine.
    1 ½ cups wholemeal spelt flour, 1 cup almond meal, 3 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ cup rapadura sugar
  • In a seperate medium bowl whisk together the mashed banana, eggs, vanilla extract and olive oil.
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 3 large eggs, 2 large bananas, 1 cup olive oil
  • Stir egg and banana mixture through dry mixture until well combined.
  • Pour mixture into a well-oiled or baking paper lined loaf tin and place in the oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when placed in the middle. Note, if baking in a dark coloured loaf tin the baking time will be reduce. Bake for 60 minutes first and check to see if cooked.
  • Once baked, remove the tin from the oven and allow to cool in tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling wrack.

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Notes

Storage

Banana bread is best stored in the fridge in the warmer months as the banana can turn quite quickly.
To freeze, slice first and place baking paper between each slice. Freeze in a large airtight container. 

Nutrition

Calories: 393kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 33mg | Potassium: 201mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 83IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 2mg