This next banana bread recipe is composed only of vegetarian or vegan ingredients. Most prominent is the vegan margarine which will not always be available in all the parts of the world. If you're unable to find this in your local greengrocer or vegan specialty store, then a good substitute will be simple vegetable oil. Saba bananas are also known as cardaba bananas in some places in the world. It's also called Biu gedang saba, Pisang Nepah, Pisang Kepok, Kluai Hin, Opu-'ulu, and Dippig. This is a thick and wide type of banana, roughly 8 to 13 cm long and 2.5 to 5.5 cm in diameter, and is generally found in Asian countries. So if you're from the East, then you know precisely what is needed here. It is always a pleasure making one's own food, and with this Vegan Banana Bread Recipe , the product also happens to be healthy.
Ingredients:
- Third (1/3) of a c. of vegan margarine
- Half (1/2) c. of sugar
- 2 c of flour
- One and a half (1 1/2) tsp. of baking powder
- Half a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate
- Two (2) ripe saba bananas, mashed
- Half a cup of soy milk
- One (1) tsp. of vanilla
- 1/2 c of chopped cashew nuts
Preparation:
- Set the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cream together the vegan margarine (or vegetable oil) and sugar; then mix in the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
- Add the remaining ingredients and mix together well.
- Pour the batter into a lightly greased loaf pan and bake for approx. one (1) hour or simply 'til the cake springs back when gently touched.
- Remove the pan from the oven and cool for about 10 minutes.
- Remove the bread from the baking pan and permit it to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Once the cake is cooled, spread on an Avocado Frosting for a special mixing of taste and texture.
Avocado Frosting
Ingredients:
- Eight ounces of avocado meat (approximately two small to medium avocados)
- 2 tsp of lemon juice
- One pound of sifted confectioner's sugar
- Half a teaspoon of lemon extract
Preparation:
- Peel and pit the avocados and then mash the meat.
- Place the avocado meat into a large mixing bowl along with the lemon juice and beat till creamy and lightened in color (roughly 3 minutes).
- Add the sifted confectioner's sugar, one teaspoon at a time, and beat until smooth.
- Add the lemon extract and continue mixing to combine the ingredients well.
- Spread evenly on top of the Vegan Banana Bread.
Ingredients:
- Third (1/3) of a c. of vegan margarine
- Half (1/2) c. of sugar
- 2 c of flour
- One and a half (1 1/2) tsp. of baking powder
- Half a teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate
- Two (2) ripe saba bananas, mashed
- Half a cup of soy milk
- One (1) tsp. of vanilla
- 1/2 c of chopped cashew nuts
Preparation:
- Set the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cream together the vegan margarine (or vegetable oil) and sugar; then mix in the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
- Add the remaining ingredients and mix together well.
- Pour the batter into a lightly greased loaf pan and bake for approx. one (1) hour or simply 'til the cake springs back when gently touched.
- Remove the pan from the oven and cool for about 10 minutes.
- Remove the bread from the baking pan and permit it to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Once the cake is cooled, spread on an Avocado Frosting for a special mixing of taste and texture.
Avocado Frosting
Ingredients:
- Eight ounces of avocado meat (approximately two small to medium avocados)
- 2 tsp of lemon juice
- One pound of sifted confectioner's sugar
- Half a teaspoon of lemon extract
Preparation:
- Peel and pit the avocados and then mash the meat.
- Place the avocado meat into a large mixing bowl along with the lemon juice and beat till creamy and lightened in color (roughly 3 minutes).
- Add the sifted confectioner's sugar, one teaspoon at a time, and beat until smooth.
- Add the lemon extract and continue mixing to combine the ingredients well.
- Spread evenly on top of the Vegan Banana Bread.
About the Author:
Anukriti has a unique point of view on bread and bread recipes. Anukriti's keen eye for 'cause and effect' allows her to substitute local ingredients and methods in conventional bread recipes.Her vegan banana bread recipe is Anukriti's latest superb offering.More of Anukriti's unique recipes are found on Bread Recipe Secrets.
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