Nutmeg is picky about her bananas. The fruit has to be perfect, not too green and certainly not a second too ripe. However, when it comes to banana bread, she has nothing but love for this sweet treat.
Most people have a banana loaf variation that they have perfected over the years, or one handed down from a relative. When this recipe landed on Nutmeg’s laptop from cyberspace, she could not resist trying it. A combination of lemons, olive oil, and bananas adapted from 101 Cookbooks, what is not to love?
Lemon Olive Oil Banana Bread
Recipe type: Quick Breads
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Serves: 1 Loaf
Like most sweet loafs this one is very easy to make. The use of olive oil and lemon make it a bit more contemporary than the one you might have from your great-aunt. The trick with all banana bread is finding that perfect moment when the loaf is golden brown but it is still moist - roughly 50 minutes in the oven in this case. Thanks again to Heidi @101Cookbooks for her inspiration.
Ingredients
2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour- ½ Cup Brown Sugar
- ¾ Teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- ⅓ Cup Olive Oil
- 2 Large Eggs, lightly beaten
- 1½ Cups Bananas, they should be ripe and mashed
- ¼ Cup Plain Yogurt
- 1 Teaspoon Lemon Zest, freshly grated
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Optional: 1 Cup Your Choice: Bittersweet Chocolate or Walnuts or Blueberries
- Glaze:
- ½ Cup Brown Sugar
- 4 Teaspoons Lemon Juice, freshly squeezed
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350° F- The oven rack should be in the centre
- Grease a 9 by 5 inch (23 x 13 cm) loaf pan - or in this case a Bundt pan
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt
- Add the chocolate pieces (or walnuts or blueberries) and combine well
- In a separate bowl, mix together the olive oil, eggs, banana, yogurt, and vanilla
- Fold the wet mixture into the flour mixture, do not over mix
- Pour the batter into your pan and bake until golden brown
- Cool slightly and then move onto a wire rack
- Prepare the glaze and run it over the top of the loaf when it is cool
