Moist Banana Bread with Coconut and Cardamom

• coconut oil↗125g g

  or butter, plus extra for the pan

• large very ripe bananas↗2
• medium eggs↗3
• golden fine sugar↗125g g
• coconut yogurt↗2 ст. л. tbsp

  or regular yogurt, plus extra for serving

• plain flour↗200g g
• baking powder↗2 ч. л. tsp
• seeds from 12 cardamom pods

  ground

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 160 °C (140 °C convection) – gas 3. Grease a 900 g loaf pan with butter and line it with a strip of parchment paper.

2. 2

   Melt the coconut oil or butter in a dry pan or microwave. Mash the ripe bananas, add the melted oil (or butter), eggs, sugar and yogurt, and mix well.

3. 3

   In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder, ground cardamom and a pinch of salt. Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and whisk until the dough is homogeneous.

4. 4

   Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top. Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes until the surface turns golden and the bread has risen.

5. 5

   Check doneness with a skewer: it should come out dry with only a few crumbs. If needed, return the bread to the oven for another 5‑10 minutes and check again until done.

6. 6

   Serve the bread slightly warm. Once cooled, keep it in the pan for up to five days.