This lovely loaf was made because we had a crazy amount of super ripe bananas in the house. When in doubt with banana - make a loaf! At the same time, I wanted to try something new - hence this recipe. I am eager to try anything with sesame.
The beauty of this recipe is its versatility. I made some modifications based on what was already in the house. Check out the post from The Brick Kitchen to see the original measurements. Soft. Dense. and flavorful.
The end result will be undoubtedly fabulous and gone in a matter of minutes.
Tahini, Walnut, and Dark Chocolate Banana Bread
slightly modified from The Brick Kitchen
1/4
cup
olive oil
1/4 cup tahini
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/3 cup mashed banana , very ripe (3-4 large) plus 1 less ripe whole banana to top
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
125 g dark chocolate , roughly chopped
1/2 cup toasted walnuts , roughly chopped
a less ripe banana and about a tablespoon of black sesame seeds to top
Bake 40-50 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out just clean (except if it’s just getting melted chocolate). Leave to cool in the tin.
1/4 cup tahini
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/3 cup mashed banana , very ripe (3-4 large) plus 1 less ripe whole banana to top
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
125 g dark chocolate , roughly chopped
1/2 cup toasted walnuts , roughly chopped
a less ripe banana and about a tablespoon of black sesame seeds to top
Preheat oven to 350°F and line a loaf tin with baking paper.
Toast the walnuts on a baking tray in the oven for 5 minutes if using.
Whisk together olive oil, tahini, honey, sugar, and eggs.
Stir in mashed banana.
Sift over the dry ingredients and fold to combine. Fold in the dark chocolate and/or walnuts.
Pour into tin and top with halved banana and sprinkled sesame seeds.
Bake 40-50 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out just clean (except if it’s just getting melted chocolate). Leave to cool in the tin.