I’m on another plantain binge, and I might as well put it to good use for you guys. The other day, I was at the grocery store restocking on bags of plantain – because why not? – and I asked you guys on Instagram if you want another plantain series. The answer was “YASSSS” (yes). Honestly, even if you said no, I would still have done it anyway. So here’s day 1. Very unlike me, my first thought was to bake and I ended up making plantain bread or plantain cake – not too sure what to call this. It’s not sweet or fluffy enough to be called cake but it doesn’t have yeast like bread (because bread – other than tortillas/naan – is made with yeast right?). You decide. Enjoy!
Plantain Bread
2015-03-02 09:32:48
Serves 4
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
35 min
Total Time
55 min
Ingredients
- 1 large ripe plantain
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350(F) degrees
- Peel plantain and cut in half lengthwise and across the width.
- Place skillet over medium heat with 1 oil and lightly brown the plantain. Once fully cooked, put in a food processor and puree until plantain clumps together
- Add maple syrup, melted butter, eggs and milk and puree until smooth
- Add flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt and puree once more to combine
- Coat mini baking tins with butter and scoop batter equally into each one. My batter made 4 mini bread-cake-things
- Place in oven and bake for 30-35 minutes or until slightly brown and fully cooked through. (Test with a clean toothpick by poking center of bread and if it comes out clean -with no batter residue - then it's done)
- Let them cool & eat with butter or jam or nothing. I served these with chilly papaya lime jelly (it's sweet and spicy, an odd yet tasty jam)
Notes
- The riper the plantain, the sweeter the bread will be
- Healthy Tips: substitute whole milk for coconut milk; melted butter for coconut oil; white flour for whole wheat flour
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I love plantain and I love bread! Never thought of combining the two, but it totally makes sense. Especially since banana bread is a thing. Nice one, Tatashey!
I expect you’ll rebrand this blog to “All Things Plantain” by next year 🙂
Hahaha! Uzo, you read my mind! It’s looking like that’s the direction Tatashey is going very soon 😛