Healthy & Delicious Banana Bread- With Jaggery-Palm Sugar
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 6 Slices
Ingredients
  • Ripe bananas- 2, medium-sized
  • Melted butter, unsalted- ⅓ cup
  • Egg- 1
  • All purpose flour- 1½ cups
  • Jaggery or Palm sugar, ground- ¾ cup
  • Baking soda- 1 tsp
  • Ground cardamom - ½ tsp
  • Salt- ¼ tsp
  • Almonds or walnuts or pecans, chopped- ¼ cup
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F or 175 C.
  2. If the jaggery is in solidified form, crush that in a mortar using a pestle, we'll need ¾ cup of ground jaggery.
  3. In a bowl: combine flour, jaggery, baking soda, ground cardamom, and salt.
  4. In another bowl, mash the ripe bananas using a fork or potato masher until smooth and without any lumps.
  5. Add the melted butter & egg. Combine well using a whisk till smooth.
  6. Slowly add the prepared dry ingredients or flour mix into the banana mixture, combine well using a silicone spatula until the batter has a smooth constituency.
  7. Add the chopped nuts of your choice, combine well.
  8. Grease a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray or butter.
  9. Pour the batter into the pan, even out the top.
  10. Place in the preheated oven on the middle rack and bake for 45 to 50 minutes.
  11. After 45 minutes, insert a fork into the center of the bread, if it comes out clean it has baked well. Otherwise, bake for 5 more minutes.
  12. Remove the pan from the oven, let cool down a bit and gently slide the bread onto a wire rack. Let cool down completely.
  13. Slice using a sharp knife.
  14. Enjoy along with a cup of tea or coffee.
  15. Leftover bread can be refrigerated, the chilled banana bread tastes more delicious.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Wholesome Homemade Recipes at https://thasneen.com/cooking/healthy-delicious-banana-bread-with-jaggery-palm-sugar/