Gluten Free Banana Loaf

Makes: 1 Loaf

INGREDIENTS

150g butter, softened

180g caster sugar

1 orange, finely grated zest

3x size 7 Eggs

100g FreshLife Almond Flour

85g FreshLife Rice Flour

1 tsp gluten-free baking powder

1 tsp ground ginger

¼ tsp salt

2 tbsp FreshLife Sesame Seeds, toasted

50g FreshLife Pecans, chopped

1 cup mashed overripe bananas, plus 1 whole banana cut in half lengthways

75ml orange juice

METHOD

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C.

  • Grease a 4-5 cup-capacity loaf tin and line the bottom and sides with baking paper.

  • Cream the butter, sugar and orange zest together until pale and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well between each egg.

  • Combine almond flour, rice flour, baking powder, ginger, and salt in a bowl and stir to remove any lumps. Add to the creamed butter mixture with the orange juice mashed bananas and. With the mixer on low, beat to combine. Stir in the pecans and sesame seeds.

  • Scrape the batter into the prepared tin. Top with the whole banana and sprinkle with the extra chopped pecans.

  • Bake for about 50 minutes until golden on top. Check with a skewer - if it is still a bit sticky in the middle, give it another 5-10 minutes. Cool in the tin before turning out.

 
Gluten Free, Baking, Lunchbox, SnacksSarah BlazeyAlmond Flour, Rice Flour, Sesame Seeds, Pecans