This post contains two recipes, Banana Bread and Soy Milk.
Soy “Soya” milk Recipe
Soy milk is also known as soya milk in Nigeria. it’s extremely versatile and easy to make at home. All you need is clean soybeans and you are well on your way. Further processed soymilk is used in making Tofu aka “Wara soya”; the recipe can be found here.
Ingredients
- 2 cups clean soy beans
- Sugar – to taste
Directions
- In a large bowl, cover the soy beans with water. leave to soak for 10-12 hours
- Remove the water and rinse out the beans
- Pour the washed beans into a blender, add in cups of water. Blend until smooth
- Sieve the mixture through a cheesecloth or local sieve , discard the chaff. Remove any excess foam
- Set a large pot over medium heat, add the sieved mixture
- Stir continuously until the milk starts to boil. boil for 10-15 minutes
- Removed from heat and set aside to cool
- Add sugar to taste . Serve cold
Banana Bread Recipe
This is my go to recipe for banana bread. I make some every time I have overripe bananas. It’s so easy and always a hit in my house. The decadent recipe works great as dessert, simply warm up a slice and top it with a scoop of icecream. yum yum.
Ingredients
Wet ingredients
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/3 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 3 Overripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup liquid milk
Dry Ingredients
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1+ 1/2 cups all purpose flour (224gr)
- 1/2 cup mix (Chocolate chips, nuts and or shredded coconut )
Direction
- Preheat the oven to 325F
- Mash up the banana until smooth, add in the other wet ingredients. combine
- Thoroughly combine the dry ingredients
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir until just combined (resist the urge to overmix, it will make the bread tough)
- Pour batter into a greased bread pan
- Top the mixture with some more nuts, raisins or dried fruit if you desire
- Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
Serve the chilled soy milk with a side of Bread.
Enjoy.
Healthy Variation.
Banana bread can make a very healthy breakfast food. The great thing is that you can make it ahead and simply grab and go. My healthy variation uses the same recipe as above with the following modifications:
– Remove 1/4 cup butter and replace with 1/4 cup yoghurt
– Substitute vegetable oil with coconut oil
– Only use 1/2 cup of sugar
– Add in 1 cup of ripe fruit or berries
– Add in another 1 cup oatmeal into dry ingredients
– Replace mix with 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
Follow the same direction as above. Banana bread should be divided into 12 equal parts after baking. There will be ~225 calories per piece.
I had already made the banana bread (which was delicious by the way) before I scrolled down and saw the healthy option which I will be trying out today. Best recipe ever!
Can margarine(like Sims and the rest) be used in place of butter
What type of yogurt, plain or sweetened
Hello. Is this the only bread recipe you have? I need a bread recipe for weight loss. How long would the bread stay before spoiling?
When u say add 1 cup oatmeal for the healthy version does that mean you’ll have 2 + 1/2 cups of a flour mix in total?
Also can I substitute 1/2 cup sugar for 1/2 cup honey?
Correct – oat is there to increase the fiber content. Sugar for honey is fine.
Any chance you can post Agege bread recipe? ??????
Mehnnn… that one na jamb question oh. I think there is a recipe on youtube, search there.
Making this and just saw the healthy option. I will try it next time. Did not know you can add youghurt to your baking! Awesome.. thanks for all the tips.
yeii!
I have booked this site. I am about getting married. My hubby will hear it in food matter by the time I start sampling dishes from this site.
hahahahhaha… start practicing before then oh.
Lol… practice is of essence! Lol
Thank you for this wonderful banana recipe. You made it so easy to understand and gave healthy substitutes. This is my third time of baking it.
Hi my bread was hard, followed the steps religiously , what went wrong do I need to mix like it’s for cake till very soft and fluffy?
How was the consistency after mixing? you should only mix until the batter is combined, you shouldn’t mix till fluffy.
It was kind of oily to me .everything mixed well. Got burnt (maybe the oven was set too high) and didn’t bake through to the centre, smh, trying again tonight. Wish me luck. The unpeeled moin moin was great though
i love it
Great!
plz i dnt knw how d soy beane look like, hw can i get it? tnx
Google image will be very helpful… it looks just like beans but yellowish.
Just made banana bread with this recipe and this is the best i’ve made it, easy and straight forward. thanks
yeiiii!! that is great
Can margarine be used in place of butter?
Sure
Bread without yeast?
yes, do not not need yeast for banana bread.
i really not a fan of soymilk, not sure i will ever be. but i am definetly a fan of banana bread. bring it on anyday anytime.
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…. Yummy banana bread.