B-Bread

This is very left of centre but bear with me! It’s bread made from banana. No it’s not ‘banana’ bread, it’s regular bread, but made from banana.

I think this is perfect for many fussy eaters:

– It is super crunchy. More toast texture and crisp than bread.

– It is made from banana, but doesn’t taste very ‘banana-ry’

It contains fruit – yeah!
It’s quick and simple to make.
It’s flexible. I tried a variety of fillings and came up with some slam-dunk winners.

Recipe for B-Bread

1/2 cup pureed banana (approx 1 big banana)
1 cup flour (I used wholemeal) – may need slightly less so reserve some initially
2 tsps baking powder (unless using self-raising flour)
Fillings: I tried:
– Honey – gives it a lovely sweetness
– Honey + cinnamon – nice
– Peanut butter – too dry
– Raisins – run away winner – sweetness, soft inner etc.
I think jam, choc spread or any dried fruit would be a win.

Method

Heat oven to 180˚
Puree the banana and stir through the majority of the flour and baking powder
Knead a little just to bring together into a soft dough (the drier it is the crunchier the end result)
Leave for 20 mins
Roll dough into a large flat rectangle then cut into small pieces.
Add the filling to each piece (or spread it on) and roll into a tube.
Place tubes on a silicon or greased tray.
Bake at 180˚ until browning and cripsy (approx 20 mins)
Eat as is. If not eating all immediately, freeze the remaining portion to keep fresh.

Judith, MA Cantab (Cambridge University), MSc Psychology (first-class honours), Massey University, is an AOTA accredited picky eating advisor and internationally certified nutritional therapist. She works with 100+ families every year resolving fussy eating and returning pleasure and joy to the meal table.

She is also mum to two boys and the author of Creating Confident Eaters and Winner Winner I Eat Dinner. Her dream is that every child is able to approach food from a place of safety and joy, not fear.

Learn more about Judith here: https://theconfidenteater.com/about/