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This Mediterranean Banana Bread Has A Secret, Disease-Fighting Ingredient
This bread is such a treat that you will likely find yourself eating it throughout the day, both as a snack and as a dessert! We've swapped the butter for olive oil, drastically cutting the saturated fat found in traditional banana bread without detracting from the taste. Plus, it's 100% whole wheat, filling and satisfying, and not bitter or grainy. I recommend using the Copper Chef Loaf Pan that has a "lift and serve" insert for ease and convenience. It allows quick and simple removal of the bread without having to line a loaf pan.
Mediterranean Banana Bread
Serves 10 to 12
Prep and Cook Time: 1 hour, 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- ⅓ cup olive oil, plus more for the pan
- ⅓ cup raw honey
- 2 large eggs
- 3 medium overripe bananas, peeled and mashed
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup almond milk, preferably homemade (page 190)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon coarsely ground Celtic salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1¾ cups whole-wheat flour
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Brush a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan with a small amount of olive oil, and set it aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the ⅓ cup oil and honey together with a whisk. Add the eggs and whisk. Add the mashed bananas, applesauce, and almond milk, and mix together.
- Add the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla, and continue whisking. With a large spoon, stir in the flour to incorporate. Gently fold in the walnuts, and pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for about 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool, remove the bread, slice, and serve. Store leftovers, covered, in the fridge for up to 2 days.
Recipe excerpted from of The Acid Watcher Cookbook Copyright © 2019 by Jonathan Aviv, M.D., FACS, and Samara Kaufmann Aviv, M.A. Published by Harmony Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
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