Buckwheat banana bread with whipped espresso butter
Ingredients
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For the banana bread
- 5 large ripe bananas, around 400g peeled, plus 1 sliced down the middle lengthways to decorate the top
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 125g of unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly, plus extra for greasing
- 140g of Doves Farm Organic Buckwheat Flour
- 130g of Doves Farm Organic Plain White Flour
- 1 pinch of salt
- 4 tsp Doves Farm Baking Powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 100g of light brown sugar
- 100g of caster sugar
- 100g of pecan nuts, roughly chopped
For the espresso butter
- 125g of salted butter, softened
- 3 tbsp of light brown sugar
- 1 shot of espresso, cooled
Method
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) and line a 900g loaf tin with baking paper
Put the 400g banana, eggs and butter into a blender and blitz until you have a smooth paste
- 5 large ripe bananas, around 400g peeled, plus 1 sliced down the middle lengthways to decorate the top
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 125g of unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly, plus extra for greasing
Put the buckwheat flour, plain flour, a pinch of salt, baking powder, cinnamon, brown sugar, caster sugar and ¾ of the pecans into a large mixing bowl and mix until combined
- 140g of Doves Farm Organic Buckwheat Flour
- 130g of Doves Farm Organic Plain White Flour
- 1 pinch of salt
- 4 tsp Doves Farm Baking Powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 100g of light brown sugar
- 100g of caster sugar
- 100g of pecan nuts, roughly chopped
Whilst stirring, gradually pour the wet mixture into the dry until you have a smooth batter. Pour into the lined loaf tin and smooth over the top. Place both banana halves on top, cut side facing up and sprinkle over the remaining pecans
Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour until golden and a skewer inserted comes out clean. Leave to cool for 5 minutes in the tin before removing onto a cooling rack and leaving to cool completely
Meanwhile, whisk all the espresso butter ingredients in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer until pale and fluffy
- 125g of salted butter, softened
- 3 tbsp of light brown sugar
- 1 shot of espresso, cooled
Serve the banana bread toasted with a slathering of the espresso butter
Brought to you by Doves Farm
Brought to you by Doves Farm
Brought to you by Doves Farm
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