Healthy Banana Bread with Almonds

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt or table salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger (or if you prefer, cinnamon)
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup lime infused olive oil*
• 2 large over-ripe bananas (peeled and smashed)
• 1/3 cup chopped or sliced nuts of your choice
• 2 teaspoons turbinado or demera sugar

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat oven 375F. Coat a 9x5-inch loaf pan with baking spray (or grease and dust with flour).

2. 2

   In large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and ginger; set aside.

3. 3

   In another bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, sour cream, oil and banana; set aside.

4. 4

   Using a rubber spatula, stir wet ingredients into flour mixture until blended and dry ingredients are moistened.

5. 5

   Pour batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle evenly with nuts and then sugar.

6. 6

   Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until golden brown and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

7. 7

   There should be the classic quick bread crack down the center. Transfer loaf to wire rack to cool completely before slicing.