Hazelnut Banana Bread

Hazelnut Banana Bread

Ingredients:

250 grams spelt flour (use plain flour if preferred)

150 grams soft brown sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 tablespoons ground flaxseed

6 tablespoons warm water

4-5 ripe bananas

75 grams vegan margarine (melted)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons maple syrup

100 grams hazelnuts

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C

2. Sift the flour and baking powder in a large mixing bowl

3. In a separate bowl mash the bananas and mix in the margarine, sugar, vanilla and maple syrup

4. Place the ground flaxseed and water in a small bowl, whisk vigorously until it forms an egg like consistency and add to the wet ingredients

5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and fold together.

6. Stir in the hazelnuts

7. Pour the mixture into a greased loaf tin and transfer to the oven

8. Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes

Enjoy

Sunday Spelt Pancakes

Spelt Pancakes with blueberry compote

Ingredients

Pancake batter:

120 grams wholemeal spelt flour

250 ml soya milk

1 heaped teaspoon baking powder

Blueberry compote:

1 Punnet blueberries

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1 tablespoon maple syrup

juice of half a lemon

Method:

Pancakes:

1. Sift flour and baking powder into a large mixing bowl.

2. Add soya milk and whisk until fully combined

3. In a lightly greased pan add one ladle of the batter.

4. Cook until bubbles appear on the surface of the pancake, flip and continue to cook until both sides are lightly browned

Blueberry Compote:

1. In a small saucepan heat the blueberries over a small flame

2. When the blueberries start to burst add the sugar, maple syrup and lemon juice

3. Continue to cook until the mixture has reduced and thickened

Enjoy