Banana and Cocoa Nib

Banana and Cocoa Nib
  • 1 Large loaf
  • 5 minutes
  • 3 hours

Ingredients

  • 200 ml tepid water
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp. skimmed milk powder
  • 3 tbsp. sugar
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 2 medium, mashed
  • 600 g. strong white flour
  • 2 tsp. yeast

Fruit & Nut Dispenser

  • 70 g cocoa nibs

Directions

  1. Place ingredients in loaf pan in order listed and the cocoa nibs into the fruit and nut dispenser compartment.
  2. Set programme to “sweet” with loaf size of 1 kg.

By hand

  1. Knead until you have a smooth dough - about 15 min
  2. Add the cocoa nibs and knead for a couple more minutes until well distributed
  3. Leave to rise until doubled in size.
  4. Knock back and shape the dough.
  5. Place in large, floured loaf tin to rise again until the dough is a centimetre or so above the rim.
  6. Pop in pre-heated oven at 170°C for 40 min

It’s banana bread… not cake 😛

Cocoa nib Banana Bread

Notes

For a better flavour, use the most over ripe bananas you can get.

Swap out the cocoa nibs for sultanas, or a mix of both.

If the bread machine doesn’t have a dispenser let it run for 10 min or so, then add the cocoa nibs.

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