Winter Spiced Banana Bread

The perfect winter comfort food. Traditional banana bread but with a twist, the addition of warming winter spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, mixed spice and all spice gives it an extra depth of flavour. Gluten and Dairy free.

Ingredients:

11/2C Buckwheat Flour (gluten and wheat free despite the name, actually part of the rhubarb family)

1C coconut sugar

1tsp baking powder

1/2tsp baking soda

1tsp cinnamon

1tsp each mixed spice and all spice

1/2tsp ground cardamon

1C mashed banana

1 egg

1/2 plain yoghurt (I used protein + but you can use coconut or almond for dairy free)

1/4C olive oil

1/3C pure maple syrup, rice malt syrup or honey

2tsp vanilla extract

1/2c dark chocolate (optional)

Method:

Preheat oven to 160c. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl to well combined. Add more spice until you get your desired taste. Pour into a loaf tin. Bake for 1hour 10minutes or until a knife comes out clean