My Banana Loaf Makeover With Citrusy Clementine Twist

Ingredients

• 3 large bananas
• 3/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 dessertspoons coconut oil
• 4 dessertspoons olive oil
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• Zest of 1 clementine
• Juice of 2 clementines
• 2 1/4 cups cake flour
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• Sprinkle seeds used for bagels
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• Small sprinkle powdered chili
• Pinch of salt

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Method

1. In a bowl, mash the bananas with coconut oil and olive oil.
2. Add sugar and beaten eggs. Mix well.
3. Sift in flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, cinnamon, chili powder, salt, vanilla essence and clementine zest.
4. Add clementine juice.
5. Pour into a large, oblong greased loaf pan.
6. Smooth over the surface lightly with a spoon.
7. Sprinkle a generous layer of seeds over the top of the loaf.
8. Bake in moderate oven for approximately 45 minutes in the middle of the oven.
9. Slice when cool and serve with butter. Enjoy the hearty goodness!

Give This Loaf as a Gift

Before baking, add a handful of pitted and halved cherries to the batter. Wrap the baked loaf in a colorful kitchen tea towel, place it in a matching tin, and give it away as a gift at Christmas or for birthdays.

Another celebratory inclusion would be pecan nuts, which would add a delightful bit of crunch.

Who wouldn't like this?