Banana Bread

Adapted by Julia Grys from Food.com
             
Ingredients                         
•    3 ripe bananas
•    1⁄2 cup maple syrup
•    3 tablespoons oil (grape seed or olive oil)
•    1 tsp vanilla
•    1 1⁄2 cups spelt flour
•    1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
•    1⁄4 teaspoon salt
•    1/2 cup pecans (plus a tsp more for garnish)
•    1/2 cup chocolate chips (plus a tsp more for garnish)
•    1/2 tsp turbinado sugar (optional, for garnish)

Directions
1.    Heat oven to 350°F.
2.    Oil a loaf pan.
3.    In a bowl, mash bananas and mix in the maple syrup, oil, and vanilla.
4.    In a separate bowl sift the dry ingredients together, adding the nuts and chocolate chips last.
5.    Blend the wet and dry mixtures and pour into the loaf pan.
6.    Sprinkle extra chocolate chips, pecans & turbinado sugar down the center of loaf for garnish
7.    Bake for 42 minutes.

 

Posted on March 23, 2016 and filed under breads, muffins & scones.