Description
In our opinion it’s the best recipe out there and a great use of bananas. Studded with nuts and cinnamon, you won’t be able to stop at one slice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 – 5 MASHED BANANAS (THE RIPER THE BETTER)
- 1 CUP CASTER SUGAR
- 2 LARGE EGGS
- ½ CUP OIL (THEY SUGGEST VEGETABLE, WE’VE USED COCONUT AND/OR GRAPESEED FOR THE LOW SMOKE POINT)
- 2 CUPS SIFTED PLAIN FLOUR
- ½ TEASPOON BAKING POWDER
- 1 TEASPOON BAKING SODA
- ½ TEASPOON SALT
- 1 TEASPOON VANILLA
- 1 ½ TEASPOONS CINNAMON*
- ½ CUP MACADAMIA NUTS
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C degrees (or 350F) and grease a loaf pan.
- In a large bowl add the sugar, oil and eggs and whisk by hand until well mixed and slightly fluffy.
- Add the bananas and stir thoroughly.
- Add the flour, salt, vanilla, baking powder and soda and mix well. The batter should be very thick.
- Stir through the macadamia nuts
- Pour the batter into the greased and floured loaf pan and bake for roughly one hour.
- Keep an eye on it, and test with a skewer. When it comes out clean, it’s ready.
- Leave to cool in the tin before turning out.
Notes
Bananas love nutmeg, try adding a pinch to your dry ingredients.
Macadamia nuts grow abundantly in Hawaii hence their inclusion in this recipe. If looking for something more economical try any other nut at a valid price. We’d used almonds, walnuts and brazil, which all work very well.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 60 mins
- Category: Baking
- Cuisine: Hawaiian