Honey-sweetened banana bread, with the addition of fibre-rich flaxseed. Absolutely our favourite soft loaf of homemade banana bread.

Yield 1 loaf
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups very ripe bananas, mashed (the riper the better!)
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1 cup Nature Nate’s Honey
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup flaxseed meal
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Grease and flour an 8×5-inch loaf pan.

Whisk bananas, oil, eggs, honey, salt and vanilla in a large bowl. Stir in flaxseed meal. When well mixed, add flour. Stir just until flour in incorporated. Add nuts, if desired.

Spoon into loaf pan and bake for about 1 hour, until cake tester comes out clean when inserted in the center.

Allow to cool before turning out of loaf pan and slicing.

Note: Best when served with equal parts honey and butter with a dash of cinnamon whipped in.