Fantastic Figgy Banana Bread
Yesterday I was supposed to be getting on with some work for law school so naturally I decided to spend my morning baking... Or "procrasti-baking", as I like to call it. Baking is by far and away my favourite pastime and I highly recommend you give it a go - liberating!
While I might have felt a tad guilty for baking rather than working, there is no other reason to feel guilt! This cake/loaf is not only full of lots of good stuff but it's also totally sugar-free - woo! The ideal dessert or accompaniment to a good cup of tea, this cake will fill your house with smells sent from heaven and the taste will truly brighten up your life.
Fantastic Figgy Banana Bread
250g dried figs
75ml rapeseed oil
125g natural yoghurt
1 tbsp vanilla extract
4 ripe bananas
2 large eggs
150g self-raising flour (wholemeal if you want to be extra healthy!)
1 heaped tsp baking powder
100g ground almonds
1 tbsp poppy seeds
½ tsp ground turmeric
1 eating apple
50g whole almonds
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4. Line a 25cm ovenproof frying pan or tin with a scrunched sheet of wet greaseproof paper.
Place 200g of figs in a food processor with the oil, yoghurt, vanilla, peeled bananas and eggs then blitz until smooth. Add the flour, baking powder, ground almonds, poppy seeds and turmeric and pulse until just combined. Coarsely grate and stir in the apple.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and spread out evenly. Snip the remaining figs with kitchen scissors and scatter over, pushing them in slightly. Chop the almonds and sprinkle over. Bake for 40 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool and then serve.
While I might have felt a tad guilty for baking rather than working, there is no other reason to feel guilt! This cake/loaf is not only full of lots of good stuff but it's also totally sugar-free - woo! The ideal dessert or accompaniment to a good cup of tea, this cake will fill your house with smells sent from heaven and the taste will truly brighten up your life.
Fantastic Figgy Banana Bread
250g dried figs
75ml rapeseed oil
125g natural yoghurt
1 tbsp vanilla extract
4 ripe bananas
2 large eggs
150g self-raising flour (wholemeal if you want to be extra healthy!)
1 heaped tsp baking powder
100g ground almonds
1 tbsp poppy seeds
½ tsp ground turmeric
1 eating apple
50g whole almonds
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4. Line a 25cm ovenproof frying pan or tin with a scrunched sheet of wet greaseproof paper.
Place 200g of figs in a food processor with the oil, yoghurt, vanilla, peeled bananas and eggs then blitz until smooth. Add the flour, baking powder, ground almonds, poppy seeds and turmeric and pulse until just combined. Coarsely grate and stir in the apple.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and spread out evenly. Snip the remaining figs with kitchen scissors and scatter over, pushing them in slightly. Chop the almonds and sprinkle over. Bake for 40 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool and then serve.
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