Cardamom Banana Bread

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Cardamom Banana Bread

I am going to make this tomorrow. It looks to be very easy and good.

SUBMITTED BY: allrecipes.com

 

 

 

PHOTO BY: TANAQUIL

" This fragrant bread is better than original banana bread. If you don't have

cardamom, you can substitute ground nutmeg. This bread keeps for 5 days without

refrigeration. "

Original recipe yield: 1 loaf

 

PREP TIME 20 Min

COOK TIME 1 Hr

READY IN 1 Hr 20 Min

 

SERVINGS 12

 

INGREDIENTS

a.. 2/3 cup raisins

b.. 1/3 cup dark rum

c.. 3 ripe bananas, mashed

d.. 3/4 cup packed brown sugar

e.. 1/3 cup canola oil

f.. 2 eggs

g.. 1 cup all-purpose flour

h.. 3/4 cup whole wheat flour

i.. 1 teaspoon baking powder

j.. 1 teaspoon baking soda

k.. 1 teaspoon salt

l.. 1 teaspoon ground cardamom

m.. 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted

DIRECTIONS

1.. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5 inch loaf

pan.

2.. In a small saucepan, combine the raisins and the rum. Cook over medium

heat until simmering, then remove from the heat and allow to cool 10 minutes.

3.. In a large bowl, mix together the mashed bananas, brown sugar, canola oil,

and eggs with an electric mixer for 1 minute. Sift together the all-purpose

flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cardamom;

stir into the egg mixture with a spoon until well blended, Stir in the walnuts

and the rum soaked raisins last. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

4.. Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick

inserted comes out clean. Allow bread to cool slightly before removing from the

pan.

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