Banana Bread with a healthy boost! (And NO DAIRY!)

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Banana Bread with a healthy boost! (And NO DAIRY!)
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This is one of my favourite Banana Bread recipes because you can make it in 1 bowl and I get to use up all the old bananas that the family hasn’t eaten. 

This time I decided to add a healthy twist to the recipe by adding some superfood metabolism boosting Chia seeds as well as some yummy chewy dried Cranberries. 

I love this banana bread toasted and served with butter, but the banana bread tends to disappear almost as quickly as it come hot out of the oven. Maybe I need to hide some away so that the family don’t devour it quite so quickly. 

Anyway, this is a wonderful afternoon snack with tea or a couple pieces for lunch or breakfast. And it’s also a wonderful way to get fruits into kids diets without them realising it. 

Here’s how to make this yummy treat… 

### Banana bread with chia seeds & cranberries 

**INGREDIENTS**

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3 large or 4 medium peeled Bananas
½ Cup Brown Sugar
1 Egg
½ Cup Oil (sunflower or canola)
1/4 Cup Milk (Oat milk substitute)
1 ½ Cup Cake Flour
½ Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Bicarbonate Soda (Baking Soda)
1 Cup Cranberries 
2 Tablespoons Chia seeds
½ - 1 tsp cinnamon 

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**METHOD**

Preheat oven to 180C. 

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Mash bananas and brown sugar in a medium bowl. 

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Add remaining ingredients and mix by hand until roughly mixed and banana are still slightly lumpy. 

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Spray loaf tin with cooking spray or line with baking paper. 

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Pour mixture into loaf tin and place in the hot oven to bake for 50 minutes. 

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Cooking time will depend on your oven. My oven is fan assisted and tends to cook hotter than non-fan assisted, so I take my baked out earlier and also tend to put the temperature 10-15•C lower than recommended on recipes. 

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Allow to stand for 10 mins then remove from the tin, remove the baking paper and leave to cook on a cooling rack ( I never get to this stage). We seem to start cutting slices while the bread is still hot out of the oven! 😂

Let me know if you make this and how fast it lasts in your household. 


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