Name: Banana bread topped with seeds
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Banana bread; 1 1/4 cup (170g) gluten-free self-raising flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 20 gram butter; 1 egg; 1/4 cup (60ml) milk; 1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup mashed banana (from 1 large banana); 1 tablespoon pepitas (pumpkin seeds), to sprinkle; 2 teaspoon sunflower seed kernels, to sprinkle; 2 medium bananas (400g), sliced, to serve; 2/3 cup (160g) ricotta cheese, to serve; 1/3 cup (115g) honey, to serve

Ingredients

Banana bread

1 1/4 cup (170g) gluten-free self-raising flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

20 gram butter

1 egg

1/4 cup (60ml) milk

1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup mashed banana (from 1 large banana)

1 tablespoon pepitas (pumpkin seeds), to sprinkle

2 teaspoon sunflower seed kernels, to sprinkle

2 medium bananas (400g), sliced, to serve

2/3 cup (160g) ricotta cheese, to serve

1/3 cup (115g) honey, to serve

Method

Banana bread

1.Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan-forced). Grease 8cm x 20cm loaf pan; line base with baking paper.

2.Sift flour and cinnamon into large bowl; rub in butter. Whisk egg and milk in small bowl; stir into flour mixture with sugar and mashed banana. (Do not overmix, the batter should be lumpy.) Pour mixture into pan; sprinkle with seeds. Bake bread about 35 minutes.

3.Stand in pan 10 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto wire rack to cool.

4.Cut bread into eight slices. Toast lightly; serve with sliced banana, ricotta and honey.

Uncut banana bread will keep in an airtight container for up to 2 days. Banana bread is suitable to freeze for up to 3 months.
Note

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