Tahini Banana Bread

Serves: 1 loaf

Source: Ambitious Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 3 very ripe bananas (mashed)
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/3 cup tahini
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup milk (any kind you have on hand)
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup ground flax seed
  • 2 Tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1 Tsp baking soda
  • 1 Tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 Tsp salt
  • banana and sesame seeds (for topping).

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 and line a loaf pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl combine mashed banana, tahini, egg, vanilla, milk, and honey. In a medium bowl combine flours, ground flaxseed, sesame seeds, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet and stir to combine.
  3. Pour banana bread mixture into loaf pan, smoothing out the top. Slice a banana and place slices down the centre of the loaf, overlapping slightly. Sprinkle with some additional sesame seeds if desired and bake for about 60 minutes, until cooked through and brown.
  4. Remove from oven and let cool in pan for at least 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely.