When I went shopping with my mum to the supermarket I found an interesting recipe card of a banana loaf. It had milk and butter in it but I thought I could make it with dairy-free alternatives. The original recipe had 250g sugar in it, which we thought was just too much because the bananas and the raisins are also sweet!  So I’ve reduced the sugar to just 100mg. I think mybanana and wheat bisks loafrecipe is more healthy and it’s dairy-free – and it’s very moist and yummy (and sweet enough)!  I’ll make it again for sure! I hope you’ll enjoy it too!

You’ll need:

• 2 ripe bananas
• 150 ml oat milk (or normal milk)
• 3 wholegrain wheat bisks
• 100g dried fruits ( such as raisins,  blueberries, cranberries)
• 100g butter ( or dairy-free spread)
• 3 small eggs
• 100g unrefined sugar
• 150g self-raising flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp ground cinnmon
• 1 tsp ground ginger

How to make the cake:

1. Set the oven to 170°C.
2. Melt the butter (spread) and let it cool.
3. Mash the bananas in a small bowl.
4. In another bowl, mix the milk, wheat bisks and raisins together.
5. Mix the flour, cinnamon, ginger and baking powder in a large bowl.
6. In another bowl whisk the sugar and eggs until creamy, then add the flour mixture.
7. Stir, then add the bananas. Then mix in the soaked bisks.
8. Grease and line a loaf tin then spoon in the batter, allowing to spread out evenly.
9. Put it in the oven and bake for 55 minutes. Then ask an adult to push a skewer in the middle –  if it comes out clean, it’s ready. If not, bake it for another 10 minutes and do the skewer-test again.
10. When the cake is cooked through, take it out of the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes in the tin, then transfer it to a wire rack.
11. Let it cool completely, then slice it and enjoy! Yummy!

Tips

• I like eating this banana loaf at breakfast  and before doing sport because it gives me lot’s of energy!
• It’s also a nice snack for picnics and  trust me, your mum & dad  will love it with their cup of tea or coffee!
• If you like nuts, you can add a handful of chopped walnuts, almonds or hazelnuts to the batter. Next time I’ll make it with sunflower seeds!
• You don’t have to use raisins if you don’t like them. Also, instead of raisins, other dried fruits would work too – for example dried cherries, apricots, cranberries, sultanas and so on.