Banana, Blueberry and Chia Loaf
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Serves: 10
 
Ingredients
  • 1 ½ cups (240 grams) soft wholemeal flour or spelt flour
  • ½ cup (70 grams) brown sugar*
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon bicarb soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons chia seeds
  • ½ cup frozen blueberries
  • 1 generous cup of mashed bananas (320 grams, approx. 2 large or 3 medium)
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup natural yoghurt (I used ¼ cup yoghurt, ¼ cup buttermilk)
  • ¼ cup macadamia oil or extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup (60ml) maple syrup
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees and line a loaf tin with baking paper
  2. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, bicarb soda and cinnamon together into a large bowl
  3. Add chia seeds and stir through, then add blueberries and stir through. Put aside.
  4. In a medium sized bowl, mix together bananas, egg, yoghurt, oil, maple syrup and vanilla
  5. Pour wet mixture into flour mix and fold in until just combined
  6. Pour mixture into prepared tin
  7. Bake for 55-60 mins
  8. Cool before removing from tin and devouring!
Recipe by Healthy Home Cafe at http://healthyhomecafe.com/2015/10/28/banana-blueberry-and-chia-loaf/