Sesame Crusted Banana Bread

Here’s a healthy delicious recipe for Sesame Crusted Banana Bread. Feel free to use sourdough starter (optional) and keep it VEGAN (also optional).  Either way, you’ll love how moist and flavorful it is, and the addition of  fresh ginger and sesame seeds give it a beautiful unique twist!

I have a confession. I think this may be the first banana bread I’ve ever made! It’s my friend Tonia’s recipe and turned out wonderfully flavorful and moist and makes good use of the sourdough starter (optional) we both have in our fridge.

This Banana Bread recipe is vegan, or feel to use eggs- either way you’ll love the texture and flavors here!

If you don’t have sourdough starter, not to worry, just add more mashed banana and extra baking powder (see recipe notes!). 

How to Make Vegan Banana Bread

What I love about this Banana Bread recipe is the beautiful Sesame Seed Crust!

Step One: To make the crust, oil a loaf and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Step Two: 

I you want to keep the Banana Bread vegan, make “flax eggs” – mixing ground flax seeds and water. Otherwise whisk 2 eggs.

Step Three:  Mash 1 cup of ripe banana.

Step Four: Measure out 3/4 cup of sourdough starter. ( or sub this with ¾ more mashed banana- see recipe notes).

Step Five: Peel and grate some ginger.

Fresh grated ginger gives the Banana Bread and nice flavor- feel free to add a little more for extra punch.

Step Six: Mix the batter up in a bowl with the oil, spices, salt, baking powder, baking soda, maple syrup. Feel free to add nuts.

My husband likes walnuts but do as you please.

Step Seven : Pour the battering the sesame lined loaf pan. 

To create a pretty top, split a banana (less ripe is better here) and sprinkle with brown sugar or coconut sugar.

Step Eight: Bake in a 350F oven for 50-55 minutes.

Remove the Banana Bread from the pan and behold the lovely crust!Step Nine: Make the Maple Tahini Sauce – it is seriously good- so please don’t skip this!!!

Slice up the banana bread, toast it if you like and drizzle on the sauce.

Whether you have sourdough starter to use up or not, we think you’ll love this Vegan Banana Bread!

Happy Baking!

Sylvia and Tonia

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Healthy Vegan Banana Bread

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This vegan Banana Bread is not only healthy and delicious , it can be made with sourdough starter or discard! Infused with ginger, spices and crusted with sesame seeds it is flavorful and moist.

• Author: Tonia | Feasting at Home
• Prep Time: 15
• Cook Time: 55
• Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
• Yield: 8
• Category: vegan, bread, baked, quick bread
• Method: baked
• Cuisine: American
• Diet: Vegan

Ingredients

Flax eggs (optional, or sub 2 large eggs) 

• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 1/3 cup water

Loaf Pan Prep: (optional, or sub parchment) 

• 1 teaspoon oil – avocado oil, olive oil , grapeseed oil, etc.
• 3 tablespoons sesame seeds

Wet ingredients: 

• 1 cup (3 bananas) ripe banana, mashed
• ¼ cup oil, (avocado oil, olive oil, grapeseed oil or other )
• ¾ cup sourdough starter discard  (or see notes for substitution)
• ½ cup maple syrup
• ¼ cup coconut sugar, (or brown sugar)
• 1 tablespoon ginger root, freshly grated (or 1 teaspoon ground ginger)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon allspice

Dry Ingredients:

• 2 cups (250 grams) flour, all-purpose
• ¾ teaspoon sea salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda

Optional tasty additions: 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (or other nuts), 1 banana (for the top, not too ripe) and brown sugar for sprinkling, 1/2 cup chocolate chips.

Tahini Maple Spread (optional) 

• 2 tablespoons Tahini Paste
• 2 tablespoons Coconut Oil, softened but not melted or liquid
• 1 tablespoon Maple Syrup
• pinch of sea salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Make the Flax Eggs: Mix the flax seeds and water in a small bowl, set aside.
3. Prep Loaf Pan: Oil a 9 x 5 loaf pan with the teaspoon of oil.  Sprinkle sesame seeds in pan on top of the oil, shake pan around so they are coating the bottom and sides fairly evenly.  Set pan aside.
4. WET: In a large bowl, whisk mashed banana, oil, sourdough starter (see notes) , maple syrup, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and flax mixture together until well blended.
5. DRY: In a small bowl mix flour, salt, baking powder & baking soda
6. Combine: Add flour mixture to wet and stir to just combined. Pour into the prepared pan ( see notes for adding whole banana slices to the top) and place on a middle rack in a preheated oven.
7. Bake on the middle rack at 350F for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.  Cool in pan for about 20 minutes.  Carefully turn out onto a cooling rack.
8. Toast slices of day old banana bread and lavishly spread with Tahini Maple Spread (optional, but heavenly)

Tahini Maple Spread:

1. Mix all ingredients together in small bowl until smooth and creamy.

Notes

Feel free to use 2 real eggs instead of flax eggs.

Feel free to use 3/4 cup more mashed banana instead of sourdough starter, plus 1 addional teaspoon baking powder.

Feel free to add nuts, seeds, chocolate chips or nibs to the batter.

To add sliced banana to the top, cut an unpeeled banana in half  lengthwise (not too ripe) remove peel and nestle in the batter. Sprinkle with brown sugar.

Nutrition

• Serving Size:
• Calories: 283
• Sugar: 17.2 g
• Sodium: 245.2 mg
• Fat: 8.7 g
• Saturated Fat: 1.2 g
• Carbohydrates: 48.1 g
• Fiber: 2.5 g
• Protein: 4.6 g
• Cholesterol: 0 mg

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