Coconut Kefir Banana Bread
This banana bread is gluten free and dairy free and contains kefir for probiotic goodness!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups gluten free flour
- 1/2 cup almond meal
- 1 tsp bi-carb soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 3 medium ripe bananas (plus optional extra for decoration)
- 125 ml kefir (coconut or regular)
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 8 tbsp coconut oil, butter or ghee
Grease a 20cm x 12.5 cm loaf tin and preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4.
Sift the almond meal and gf flour, plus the bicarb soda and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Soften the butter or coconut oil on the stove top and then mix in a separate bowl with the sugar.
Add the eggs, mashed bananas, kefir, maple syrup and vanilla extract to the butter and sugar bowl and mix well. Stir in the flour mixture.
Pour the cake mixture into the loaf tin and bake for an hour, until well-risen and golden brown.
For added decoration, half way through cooking top the loaf with extra sliced banana.
Serve warm with nut butter or coconut yoghurt.
