{"id":2107,"date":"2017-01-29T22:31:31","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T22:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realsoupfortherealsoul.com\/?p=2107"},"modified":"2019-06-27T02:07:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T02:07:11","slug":"cool-bananas-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realsoupfortherealsoul.com\/2017\/01\/29\/cool-bananas-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool Banana(s) Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"

I say co<\/span>ol<\/span> ba<\/span>na<\/span>na<\/span>s<\/span> <\/strong>a lot! “Rach, I’ve washed your favourite pair of shorts” … “C<\/span>o<\/span>o<\/span>l<\/span> b<\/span>a<\/span>n<\/span>a<\/span>n<\/span>a<\/span>s<\/span><\/strong>, thanks Mamma bear!”. (Text message from friend) “I’m going to the Wednesday night CX class at the gym … see you there?” … “C<\/span>o<\/span>o<\/span>l<\/span> b<\/span>a<\/span>n<\/span>a<\/span>n<\/span>a<\/span>s<\/span><\/strong>, see you then”. (On best friend’s Facebook Timeline) “Happy Birthday you C<\/span>o<\/span>o<\/span>l<\/span> B<\/span>a<\/span>n<\/span>a<\/span>n<\/span>a<\/span><\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

Lot’s of events in life deserve the approving phrase; C<\/span>o<\/span>o<\/span>l<\/span> B<\/span>a<\/span>n<\/span>a<\/span>n<\/span>a<\/span>s<\/span> <\/strong>… and this scrummy baking creation is no exception.<\/p>\n

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You know my drill lovely ones, don’t start with a recipe<\/strong><\/span>, chuck yummy ingredients together in the Vitamix and then tweak if need be. This is my favourite way to cook, no running back and forth to check a recipe. I feel like I’m\u00a0channelling the good ole’ days, where housewives knew their basic recipe by heart, rarely had to get a cookbook out, and they were comfortable enough in the kitchen that they took every opportunity to be experimental and work with what they had.<\/p>\n

This recipe came about because my Step-Grandma has gone on holidays and when Mamma T and Phil went\u00a0to her house yesterday to give the place a bit of a clean, they brought home with them some fruit that was very, very <\/em>ripe. How else can you use up 5 overripe bananas if not in a banana bread? We also had lots of nuts\/seeds leftover from when we did a big pre-Christmas baking order. Add in some eggs, aluminium-free bicarb soda, a pinch of cinnamon, vanilla and Himalayan salt and boom … an instant banana bread<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n

I sprinkled it with some grain-free granola that we had sitting in a glass jar in the fridge … mostly for d\u00e9cor but also to add a nice crunch and exciting texture.<\/p>\n

It took barely any time to whip together and voila … banana bread, minimal measuring with wiggle room for interpretation.<\/p>\n

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I encourage you to take this basic recipe and make it your own.<\/span> <\/em><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Add some chopped whole-foods chocolate<\/strong> <\/span>(such as loving earth), some macadamia nuts<\/span> <\/strong>or walnuts<\/span><\/strong>, chopped dates or\u00a0cacao nibs<\/span><\/strong>. Skip the granola sprinkling and ice with the frosting<\/span><\/strong> from this recipe<\/a>. Or leave it plain Jane<\/em> if you’re really wanting to keep it simple (maybe toast a slice and slather with butter or coconut oil – oh yeah boi!!!).<\/p>\n

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Cool Banana(s) Bread <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Makes 1 Large Loaf<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n