Healthy blueberry banana bread

Ingredients

• olive or canola oil spray
• 4 ripe bananas, peeled
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup reduced-fat milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 cup frozen blueberries

Details
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 60 mins
Serves: 9
Variations:
Replace blueberries with raspberries or dried fruit such as figs, cranberries, currants, sultanas, apricots or chopped dates.
Substitute a grated apple or pear for one of the mashed bananas to vary the flavour.

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Method

1. Preheat oven to 220ºC (200ºC fan forced). Spray a 20 x 10cm loaf tin with oil; line base and sides with non-stick baking paper.
2. Reserve one whole banana for presentation and mash remaining 3 bananas in a large bowl (1½ cups mashed).
3. Add sugar, milk and eggs and mix with a fork until well combined.
4. Sift flours and cinnamon on top of banana mixture, returning husks from the sieve to the bowl. Mix ingredients together until just combined, taking care not to over-mix, then gently fold through blueberries.
5. Spoon mixture into prepared loaf tin and smooth the surface. Slice remaining banana thinly and overlap slices through the centre of the loaf.
6. Bake for 35-40 minutes then cover with foil and bake for a further 20 minutes. Centre of loaf will remain moist but not wet when tested with a skewer. Allow to cool in tin for 5 minutes then turn onto a wire rack.
7. Cut into 1 cm slices and toast before serving, if desired.

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