BERT'S BANANA LOAF
INGREDIENTS:
4 tablespoons chia seeds
3/4 cup water
4 ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
zest of 2 lemons
juice of 1 lemon
1 1/2 cups almond meal
1/2 cup buckwheat flour
1/2 cup gluten free flour
1 tespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
pumpkin seeds & cashew nuts to decorate
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 170c fan bake.
Line a large loaf tin with baking paper.
Grind the chia seeds & add the water.
Stir to combine then set aside.
Place the bananas, coconut oil, maple syrup, honey & vanilla essence in a bowl.
Add the chia seed mixture, lemon zest & juice. Mix together.
Combine all dry ingredients then add to the wet ingredients & fold through.
Pour the mixture into the tin & sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.
Bake for 40 minutes then remove from oven & cool.