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Almond Meal Banana Bread

October 23, 2022 · Leave a Comment

I know, I haven’t posted a recipe in an age!

Truth be told, I wanted to write this one down somewhere safe so I don’t lose it! I seem to be making lots of banana bread these days as the family run hot and cold with bananas. I can’t bear to waste them.

I love using almond meal in cake recipes as it’s so tasty and nutritious as well as making the banana bread gluten free. This recipe also happens to be dairy free (as long as you don’t serve it with lashings of grass-fed butter!!)

This almond meal banana bread has a beautifully soft and light texture and is not overly sweet. It’s super filling, so one piece is plenty.

Almond Meal Banana Bread


Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups almond meal

3 medium bananas (super ripe with black spots for best results)

4 eggs

1/4 cup melted coconut oil (or butter)

1/2 cup coconut sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup walnuts (optional but yummy)

Method:
Preheat the oven to 160oC. Line a loaf tin with some non-toxic baking paper.

Mash the bananas and whisk with the eggs, vanilla extract and coconut oil.

Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well (save a few walnuts for the top).

Pour into your loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

Let cool in the pan for 20-30minutes. Store in the fridge. Use a bread knife to cut.

*note: I like to keep the walnuts chunky but you can chop them up if you want.

To save time, I sometimes make this in the Thermomix. Just whizz the banana, egg, vanilla and oil on speed 7 for ten seconds, add other ingredients (except walnuts) and whizz on speed 5 for ten seconds or until it’s all incorporated. Add walnuts and mix in, on reverse, speed 5 for five seconds.


I have loads of other banana bread recipes if you want to try something different, but I hope you love this almond meal banana bread as much as we do!

Filed In: FOOD / Tagged: almond meal, banana, banana bread, dairy-free, gluten-free, thermomix, vegetarian

Kate’s Almond-Crusted Chicken Nuggets – Winner of the Great Homemade Chicken Nugget Competition!

November 22, 2012 · 13 Comments

After much cooking, sampling and deliberation, we are happy to announce the winner of the Great Homemade Chicken Nugget Competition!

It is Kate Lloyd with her winning recipe – Almond Crusted Chicken Nuggets! Congratulations Kate!

We just loved Kate’s recipe. Not only was it healthy and super easy and quick to make, it tasted amazing. Kids and adults all agreed on this one.

These homemade chicken nuggets are grain free, gluten free, dairy free and additive free.

 

Kate’s Almond-Crusted Chicken Nuggets

 

Okay, so this is what you need:

 2 Lilydale free-range chicken breast fillets

3/4 cup organic ground almonds (or almond meal)

2 organic egg yolks (beaten)

3/4 teaspoon Herbamare (or other seasonings of your choice)

Coconut oil, for cooking

 

Okay, so this is how you do it:

1. Cut the chicken into nugget (or finger) pieces.

2. Combine the ground almonds with the salt and other seasonings of your choice.

3. Dip each piece of chicken into the egg yolks, then into the almond mix so they’re well coated.

4. Fry on medium heat in coconut oil until chicken is cooked through and the outsides are crispy and browned. 3-4 minutes on each side should be fine.

We think Kate’s secret ingredient is frying them in coconut oil as they did not taste as good in sunflower oil! Just a little tip if you want to make these at home!

Kate is lucky enough to win our major prize, kindly donated by Cut out the Crap, Superfoods for Kidz and Lilydale-Living Free Range.

We chose six finalist recipes out of all the entries to cook and sample We are sending the five runners up a little thank you gift as their recipes were so great!

So, congratulations to:

Jordie Goth

Alex Watkins

Leisa Seiler

Lou Dwan

Rebecca Allum

I will be putting some of these recipes up on the blog in the new year, so keep an eye out of them!

We also had a random draw for all the recipes, as a thank you for taking the time to enter. The prize is a $25 gift voucher from Organics on a Budget!

Congratulations to the winner – Sofia Christo!

So this is yet another recipe for you in our great Just Say NO to Nuggets campaign! It really is easy and tasty to make your own healthy nuggets at home! If you would like to try my other recipes, go here and have a browse. I am so excited that so many of you feel the same way as me about making healthy food for your family. Keep up the good work everyone – your kids will thank you for it one day!

Just say NO to Nuggets! 🙂

 

Filed In: FOOD / Tagged: additive free, almond meal, chicken nuggets, dairy-free, gluten-free, grain free, ground almonds, homemade chicken nuggets

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