Sourdough Banana Spice Bread
April 24, 2009 by Shannon
Filed under Breads, Muffins, Biscuits, Breakfast & Brunch, Desserts
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This bread is so moist, with the sweet taste of bananas and a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg. Serve each slice with some butter on top and you have a great snack or dessert even.
- 1 1/2 cups sourdough starter (100% hydration)
- 3/4 cups rapadura sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon NuNaturals NuStevia™ White Stevia™ Powder
, optional (if not using, increase sugar to 1 cup)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup butter, melted and cooled
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 cup whole spelt flour
- 1 cup very ripe banana, mashed (2 large or 3 small)
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
Bring the starter to room temperature in a large bowl. When the starter begins to bubble, add the sugar, stevia powder (if using), cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt to it and mix thoroughly.
Pour the melted-cooled butter and beaten egg into the large bowl of starter mixture, and mix lightly. Stir in flour, then banana until combined. Gently fold in the walnuts.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan with coconut oil.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Set the filled loaf pan aside, in a warm place, for 20 minutes.
Bake for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean. If the loaf top is getting to brown in the middle of baking, you may cover it loosely with aluminum foil. Allow the bread to cool for 15 minutes in pan. Remove and allow the cool completely….or almost completely. (If not mostly cooled before slicing, the bread with fall apart……it is very moist.)
Makes 1 9×5-inch loaf.
