Banana Mango Hazelnut Spelt Bread
This banana bread makes a great breakfast while being just sweet enough to also serve as a dessert. I served it toasted with a fruit salad for breakfast and with tea for dessert after dinner. It is also good for an afternoon snack.
The chocolate chips will make it a bit more decadent and dessert-like. Omit them if you want a less sweet version
Banana Mango Hazelnut Spelt Bread
2 cup spelt flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tablespoon ground flax seeds
2 tablespoons hot water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup mashed banana (approximately 3)
½ cup date sugar
2 cups unsweetened hazelnut milk*
½ cup hazelnut pulp
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup dried mango
½ cup hazelnuts**
¼ cup vegan chocolate chips (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place flax seeds and hot water in a small bowl and mix until
well blended. Set aside to thicken.
Cut mango into small pieces.
Smash hazelnuts into small pieces.
Mix flours, baking soda, baking powder, and spices in a
large mixing bowl.
Combine mashed banana, flax seed mixture, date sugar, hazelnut
milk, vanilla, and hazelnut pulp, in a medium mixing bowl.
Pour in the wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Mix until
all the dry ingredients are moistened evenly.
Fold in dried mango, hazelnuts and/or chocolate chips, if
using.
Spoon batter into bread pan. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes until
a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry.
Let bread cool for at least 30 minutes.
Run a knife around
the edges and carefully invert onto a cooling rack.
Cool completely before
slicing.
* You can use another plant-based milk if desired.
** You can use raw hazelnuts or toast them lightly. If you toast them, it's possible to remove the skins.
Note: I use organic ingredients whenever possible.
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