Gluten-Free Banana Bread by Good Food

Ingredients

• 5 small ripe bananas (4 mashed, 1 halved lengthwise)
• 150g gluten-free self-raising flour
• 100g gluten-free oats
• 50g ground almonds
• 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 90g dark brown soft sugar
• 90g caster sugar (plus 1 tbsp extra for sprinkling)
• 100g butter, melted
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 tbsp icing sugar

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a 900g loaf tin with baking parchment.
2. Combine the mashed bananas, flour, oats, almonds, baking powder, cinnamon, brown sugar, 90g caster sugar, melted butter, and eggs in a large bowl, stirring until smooth.
3. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin.
4. Place the two banana halves cut-side up on top of the batter, pressing down slightly.
5. Sprinkle the remaining 1 tbsp caster sugar over the top.
6. Bake for 1 hr to 1 hr 15 mins until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, covering with foil if the top browns too quickly.
7. Dust with icing sugar once cooled.