Shalvi Mohindra
Pastry Chef and Chocolatier
Ingredients
- 300g banana, overripe
- 1½ cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- ⅔ cup olive oil
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven at 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Peel and smash the bananas in a medium bowl, then add oil and sugar.
3. Sieve flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon, and mix thoroughly.
4. Pour the batter in a loaf mold and bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
5. Once cooled, remove from the loaf pan and cut into thin slices. You can additionally toast the slices in butter on a pan and serve warm.
6. Serve with tea or coffee.
Shalvi has studied Diplome de Patisserie at Le Cordon Bleu, New Zealand and now specialises as a chocolatier. She had previously worked as a Chef de Partie for airline catering, creating desserts for first class and business class passengers, and is now working as a Head chocolatier at Cocoa Wilds, where all the products are freshly made using no preservatives or artificial flavours…
If you would like to learn more about Shalvi, see Expert: Shalvi Mohindra.
