MELE KALIKIMAKA BANANA BREAD

Kristy Turner (http://keepinitkind.com)

makes 1 loaf

Ingredients:

wet ingredients

• 2 very ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/2 cup almond milk, mixed with 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup coconut sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

dry ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/2 cup spelt flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons dried coconut shreds
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

add-ins

• 3/4 cup mango, peeled and diced
• 3/4 cup kiwi, peeled and diced

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350. Line a 9 x 5 loaf pan with a sheet of parchment paper, or lightly grease. Set aside.

• In a large bowl, mix your dry ingredients together. In a medium bowl, use an electric mixer to mix the coconut oil and sugar. Stir in the mashed bananas and finally the almond milk/vinegar mixture and vanilla extract. Mix well.

• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold in the mango and kiwi. Pour into loaf pan. Bake in the oven for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven.

• Let cool in the pan for about five minutes before transferring the loaf to a cooling rack. Let cool completely before slicing and serving. Enjoy!