Vegan Cardamom Sourdough Banana Bread
POV: You have some brown bananas, some sourdough discard waiting to be used and are craving something warm and comfy with a hot tea or latte. This banana bread is for you. It's easy and failsafe.
Equipment
- 1 Loaf Pan or small Cake Pan
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 1,5 cups mashed banana
- 1 cup fed sourdough starter
- 1/2 cup oil a neutral flavor is best
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar You can reduce this as much as you feel comfortable
- 1,5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 cup nuts or dried fruit of your choice
Spice Mix
- 1 teaspoon cardamom powder
- 1 teaspoon ginger powder
- 1 teaspoon cinammon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 °F or 200 °C and grease a standard size loaf pan or a small cake pan. Set it aside.
Mix the wet ingredients
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the mashed banana, brown sugar, fed sourdough starter and oil until fairly smooth. Don't overmix, it just needs to be incorporated.
Prepare the Spice Mix
- Mix the cinnamon, cardamom and ginger powder in a separate large bowl and set aside.
Add the Dry Ingredients to the Spice Mix
- Add in the remaining dry ingredients:brown sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and optional nuts or dried fruit. Make sure there are no lumps in the batter. Stir until just combined.
Bake and Serve once cooled
- Pour the batter into your greased loaf pan and spread it out until its even.
- Bake the banana bread for roughly 50 to 60 minutes or until a knife inserted into the centre comes out clean.