Recipe: Lunchbox Banana bread

This recipe is an opportunity to learn how make a healthy snack using bananas and berries. Food skills involve measuring dry ingredients, mixing wet ingredients, mashing bananas, and folding in fruit.

Ingredients: Equipment:

1 ½ cups self-raising flour small mini loaf pans

½ cup whole meal self-raising flour sifter, whisk, jug, and fork

¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda large bowl

½ cup castor sugar

2 eggs (or substitute)

1/3 cup light-flavoured extra virgin olive oil

½ cup buttermilk (or dairy free)

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 large bananas, mashed (to make 1 cup)

1 cup frozen mixed berries (or fruit of your choice)

What to do: Instructions

Preheat oven to 170 C. Grease a mini loaf pan. Line bases and long sides with baking paper.

Place the flours, bicarb of soda and sugar in a large bowl. Whisk to combine. Make a well. Whisk the eggs, oil, buttermilk and vanilla in a jug. Add to well with banana. Stir until just combined. Fold in ¾ cup berries. Divide mixture evenly among prepared pans. Top with remaining berries.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden and just firm to touch. Stand in pan for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve or store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

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