Healthy and delicious blueberries banana bread with seeds

This blueberry banana bread with seeds is healthy and delicious and yet easy to bake. It is made with fruits, pumpkin seeds and flax seeds to enhance its flavor and make it healthy.

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Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 40

Resting time: 10

Total Time: 1 5

Servings: slices

Calories: 337.76kcal

Ingredients

2½ cups wholemeal flour
3 ripe bananas mashed
½ cup blueberries
2 eggs beaten
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla essence/extract
¼ cup butter melted
1 tsp cinnamon ground
2 tbsp flax seeds
1 tbsp pumpkin seeds
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp salt
½ cup plain yogurt

Instructions

Step1:

Pre-heat the oven to 180°C and grease a loaf tin

Step 2:

In a large bowl, mix together the liquid ingredients; butter, sugar, buttermilk, vanilla essence.
Add the eggs and whisk until well combined
Add the mashed bananas and flax seeds and stir in well

Step 3:

Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon into a separate bowl, stir to mix well.
Gradually fold the mixture into the banana eggs mixture and mix until well incorporated.
Toss blueberries in a little flour before adding them to the batter to prevent them from sinking to the bottom during baking.
Gently fold in the blueberries into the mixture ensuring that they do not break.

Step 4:

Pour the mixture into the loaf tin, smooth the top and tap the tin on the surface to remove any air bubbles.
Sprinkle over the pumpkin seeds on top of the bread batter.
Put the tin into the preheated oven and bake for 40-55 minutes or until the test for doneness returns positive results.
Once done, remove from the oven but leave inside the tin for 5 minutes to cool before removing for further cooling on a wire rack.
Serve with your favorite beverage for breakfast or as a dessert or snack.

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Notes

Use fresh blueberries because they work best as they hold their shape and don’t bleed as much into the batter. You can still use frozen ones if that's all you have. Add them directly from the freezer to the batter to prevent them from turning the bread purple.
You can use chia seeds instead of the flax seeds. For a smoother texture, grind the seeds before adding them.
Substitute wheat flour with gluten free flour if you have gluten sensitivities
Substitute honey or any other natural sweetener instead of sugar for a healthier option.

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