Name: No gluten, no problem! These Mini Banana Breads will fix your late-afternoon slump
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 3 cups gluten-free plain flour; 3 tsp baking powder; 2 tsp mixed spice; 1¼ cups firmly packed brown sugar; 1½ cups desiccated coconut; 3 eggs, at room temperature; 1¼ cups milk; ¹⁄³ cup vegetable oil; 1½ cups mashed ripe banana; FOR THE ICING; 2½ cups icing sugar mixture; 2-3 tbsp milk

No gluten, no problem! These Mini Banana Breads will fix your late-afternoon slump

So good, you won't know it's gluten-free!

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Makes 16

Prep

30M

Cook

30M

Total

If you’re gluten-free, there’s no need to say farewell to all your favourite baked goods.

Our Mini Banana Bread recipe is the perfect office snack or breakfast treat, and you won’t have to worry about crcross-contamination.

And, if you’re a beginner baker, this is the perfect place to start.

Ingredients

3 cups gluten-free plain flour

3 tsp baking powder

2 tsp mixed spice

1¼ cups firmly packed brown sugar

1½ cups desiccated coconut

3 eggs, at room temperature

1¼ cups milk

¹⁄³ cup vegetable oil

1½ cups mashed ripe banana

FOR THE ICING

2½ cups icing sugar mixture

2-3 tbsp milk

TIP: Iced banana bread can be made one day ahead. Store in an airtight container.

Method

Step 1

Grease two x 8-hole mini loaf pans (½-cup capacity). Line base and sides of each hole with a strip of baking paper, extending paper 2cm above edges.

Step 2

Sift flour, baking powder and spice into a large bowl. Stir in sugar and coconut. Combine eggs, milk and oil in a large jug. Whisk well. Add to flour mixture with banana. Stir until well combined. Divide evenly among prepared pan holes.

Step 3

Cook in a 180C (fan-forced) preheated oven for about 25-30 mins, or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Stand in pans for 5 mins. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

Step 4

For the icing, place sugar in a large bowl. Stir in enough milk to form a thick, spreading consistency.

Step 5

Spoon icing over each banana bread. Stand at room temperature to set.

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