This fragrant bread is better than original banana bread. If you don’t have cardamom, you can substitute ground nutmeg. This bread keeps for 5 days without refrigeration.
Original recipe makes 1 loaf
Ingredients
2/3 cup raisins
1/3 cup dark rum
3 ripe bananas, mashed
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
2 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
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PREP
20 mins
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COOK
1 hr
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READY IN
1 hr 20 mins
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9×5 inch loaf pan.
- In a small saucepan, combine the raisins and the rum. Cook over medium heat until simmering, then remove from the heat and allow to cool 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl, mix together the mashed bananas, brown sugar, canola oil, and eggs with an electric mixer for 1 minute. Sift together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cardamom; stir into the egg mixture with a spoon until well blended, Stir in the walnuts and the rum soaked raisins last. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow bread to cool slightly before removing from the pan.
Nutrition
Calories: 281 kcal
Carbohydrates: 40.9 g
Cholesterol: 35 mg
Fat: 10.6 g
Fiber: 2.6 g
Protein: 4.5 g
Sodium: 346 mg