Beat the January blues with this recipe from Julie Gritten’s book My Family and other Allergies.
As we begin 2025 many of us feel we over-indulged at Christmas and need to cut down, but this banana cake recipe can be a healthy comfort food. It’s a true luxury and because it has no sugar or eggs a small slice won’t upset anyone’s low-calorie diet – much!
INGREDIENTS:
- 80g (3oz) wholewheat or gluten-free plain flour
- 125g (4 1/2oz) gluten-free self-raising flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp grated nutmeg
- 1 small tsp xanthan gum
- 225g (8oz) pitted dates, chopped and whizzed up
- 4 squishy bananas
- 1 slosh of water or milk substitute
- 100g (4oz) coconut oil
Heat the oven to 170ºC/ fan 150ºC/ 325ºF/ Gas 3.
Sift all the dry ingredients together into a mixing bowl. Add all the other ingredients and beat everything together until well combined.
Pour into a greaseproof paper-lined loaf tin. Bake at the centre of the oven for about 1 hour or until golden brown. Remove from the tin and cool on a wire rack.
My Family and other Allergies: Safe and scrumptious recipes for diverse diets
Julie Gritten
Over 130 illustrated recipes and 20 chapters covering diabetes, gluten and other intolerances, veganism, IBS and additives and how to work around them to cater for everyone at your table. Read more…
