Spiced Chai Banana Bread

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Infused with cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and nutmeg, this spiced chai banana bread is moist and flavourful. The warming spices work really well together and are a good contrast with the sweetness of the banana. The white chocolate topping with extra banana chips and ginger makes it even more indulgent and irresistible, though entirely optional.

 

50 g Butter or olive oil, plus extra for the tin 2 tsp Ground cinnamon 2 tsp Ground ginger 1/4 tsp Ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp Ground cardamom 1/5 tsp Black pepper powder 2 Black tea bags 225 g All-purpose flour 2 tsp Baking powder 1/3 tsp Salt 50 g Crystallised ginger, diced 300 g Very ripe bananas (weighed without skins) 150 g Crème fraîche 120 g Soft light brown sugar 2 Large eggs 1 tsp Vanilla bean paste

100 g White chocolate, melted 50 g Banana chips 25 g Crystallised ginger

1. Lightly oil a 22x10x7cm loaf pan and line with baking paper. Put the butter or olive oil into a small pan over a medium heat. Once hot, add the spices and tea leaves (removed from the tea bags) and cook for 1 minute to bloom the spices. Remove and set aside.
2. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Add the diced ginger and toss to combine. In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork then whisk in the crème fraîche, sugar, eggs, vanilla and chai-butter mixture, whisking until smooth. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and use a spatula to mix until just combined.
3. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and gently level out. Bake for 55 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool until just-warm in the tin, then lift out and onto a plate.
4. To decorate, if you like, drizzle over the melted chocolate and top with the banana chips and crystallised ginger.

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