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Chai masala banana loaf

45 minutes

Chai masala banana loaf

Serves Makes 1 loaf

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

3 large bananas
¼ cup + 1 T canola oil
120 g brown sugar
225 g self-raising flour
1 T chai masala
2 t baking powder

For the chai masala, blend:

1 star anise
2 black peppercorns
1 cardamom pod, crushed
4 cloves
½ t ground cinnamon
¼ t ground nutmeg

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180℃. Grease and line a XX cm loaf tin with baking paper.

2. Combine the bananas, oil and sugar and blend or mix until smooth. Sift in the flour, chai masala and baking powder and fold into the banana mixture.

3. Transfer the batter to the lined loaf tin and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean.

4. Remove the banana bread from the oven and allow to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then carefully transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Food assistant: Bianca Jones

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