Whenever I prepare the Banana bread, I remember the rainy year I spent working in Paris in a restoration studio of ancient paintings. There I met Karin, a French-Norwegian girl with whom I spent many late afternoons in Parisian cafes talking about cooking and recipes.
Unfortunately we are not anymore in touch; I think she is around the world, probably in India, her preferred country.
She introduced me to this recipe of her father (a chef); I have slightly modified it since it's almost impossible to resist to make any change!
This cake is truly fantastic accompanied with coffee because all its spicy aromas are highlighted; starting the day with a breakfast like this just puts me in a good mood!She introduced me to this recipe of her father (a chef); I have slightly modified it since it's almost impossible to resist to make any change!
I associated the banana bread to the napkin ring WEDDING HEARTS, since I think that both contain many details in their simplicity, they are delicate, and evoke something sweet.
WEDDING HEARTS is a napkin ring with the possibility to use it as a name holder too; it's made with copper wire. If you want to shop for them click here.
About presentation, its compact consistency is well suited for cutting into small pieces. Here I have chosen a colorful orange plate that incorporates the warm tones of the cake, decorated with a stick of cinnamon and a nutmeg and accompanied by a small bowl of natural yogurt.
You can try other presentations but avoid the dark colors, they will kill the cake and your breakfast too!
time for preparation: 20 minutes
time for baking: 50 minutes
per person: kcal 320
For 10 persons you will need :
-250 g (8 oz) of whole wheat flour
-50 g (1,7 oz) of raw sugar
-1 packet of baking powder (1 tablespoon)
-1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
-1 teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg
-50 g (1,7 oz) of honey
-50 g (1,7 oz) of butter
-50 g (1,7 oz) of yogurt
-600 g ( 21 oz) of ripe bananas
-2 eggs
-100 g (3,5 oz) of grated almonds
*Preheat the oven to 200C (400 F)
*Beat together the honey, the butter, the yogurt, the eggs, and the mashed bananas
*Stir the flour, the sugar, the baking powder, the spices and add them to the other ingredients
*Mix well, add the grated almonds and put in a medium pan
*bake until the bread is firm and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean
*Let cool 15 minutes before serving.
Now you are ready to cut it in small pieces and I suggest to serve it with a good coffee and some plain yogurt.
5 comments:
I love that you are using whole wheat flour in your recipe! Looks great!
Thanks for stopping in at the whistlestop cafe. I love your blog and your artsy designs. You have a fun way of including them into your posts.
I'll be back again... and again!
The napkin rings are so lovely, and the recipe? Well. It's a bit challenging for me to pass up banana bread -- especially one like this. The honey sounds lovely.
Hi Francesa! thanks for your visit, i understand english very well but I have some troubles writing.
you have a beautiful blog and delicius recipes, that banana bread looks fantastic.my english finish, volvere a visitarte, me ha gustado mucho tu blog, las gambas c
con miel pruebalas, quedan estupendas, un saludo, daniela
Hi, Franchesca
thanks for your visit!
If you have any questions tell Me,please. Sometimes the translation is very bad. But i understand english.
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