Cinnamon Banana Bread With Chia Jam Recipes

CINNAMON BANANA BREAD WITH CHIA JAM

Steps:

• For the banana bread:.
• Preheat oven to 180ºC and line a loaf tin with baking parchment and pour the mixture inches.
• Whisk dry ingredients, then stir in all the wet ingredients using only ½ tbs maple syrup and mix until smooth. Alternatively throw everything into a food processor and blend until smooth.
• Decorate the top with slices of excess banana and drizzle over the other ½ tablespoon of maple syrup to make a gloss.
• Bake at 180ºC for 50 minutes.
• Cool on a rack completely before turning out of the tin, slicing and eating.
• *Tip - You could also top this with walnuts, goji berries, pumpkin seeds - or anything else that takes your fancy!*.
• For the berry chia jam:.
• Mash the berries or blend them in a food processor.
• Mix in the chia seeds,1 tbsp warm water and 1 teaspoon of the honey (and the vanilla extract and lemon juice, if using). Stir well to stop clumps forming or make it straight in the jar and shake to mix.
• Keep the chia jam sealed in a jar in the fridge to set for at least an hour or until needed.
• Taste and stir in a little more honey, if needed.

CINNAMON BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Mix in mashed banana.
• Sift dry ingredients together; stir into banana mixture, add nuts.
• Pour into greased 9x5x3 loaf pan.
• bake at 350 for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into loaf comes out clean.
• While cake is warm, pour melted butter over top and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture.