Bananas are known for their high content of tryptophan, the amino acid that plays a key role in the production of the happiness hormone serotonin. The same applies to cocoa beans, which is why chocolate with a high cocoa content is a must for this recipe.
Recipe for: 1 banana bread, loaf tin
Preparation time: 60 minutes, including baking time
Ingredients ganache:
150 g 'Rausch Plantagen Peru 60 %'
150 g whipping cream
Banana bread ingredients:
3 fully ripe bananas
40 g 'Rausch Plantagen Peru 60 %'
100 g brown cane sugar
1 egg
40 g sunflower oil
1pinch of salt
300 g flour
1sachet baking powder
40 g chopped walnuts
150 g whipped cream
Preparation of the ganache:
- Chop up the fine cocoa chocolate.
- Bring the cream to the boil and pour over the fine cocoa chocolate.
Preparation of banana bread:
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Chop up the walnut kernels and the fine flavor cocoa chocolate.
- Mix the fully ripe bananas with the egg, sugar, a pinch of salt and the oil using a hand mixer
. - Then mix the baking powder with the flour and add to the liquid mixture.
- Finally, fold in the chopped fine cocoa chocolate and chopped walnuts.
- Pour the batter into a greased loaf tin and bake at 180° C for between 30 and 40 minutes.
- Once the banana bread has cooled, decorate it with the ganache, which has now set.
To do this, pour the ganache into a piping bag.
Tip:
The bananas can also be overripe. Banana bread is the most delicious way to use up leftovers.
