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sourdough chocolate banana bread with walnuts

Sourdough chocolate banana bread

Super soft, moist and incredibly flavorful chocolate banana bread. The best way to use your sourdough discards!

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword banana, banana bread, chocolate, chocolate banana bread, chocolate sourdough, sourdough, sourdough discards, zero waste recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 1 loaf
Author Maria

Ingredients

  • 220 g all-purpose flour
  • 40 g unsweetened dark cocoa powder
  • 135 g sourdough starter discards
  • 180 g brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 115 g vegetable oil
  • 3 very ripe bananas
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional and customizable)

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven at 350F

  2. Grease a 9x5 in mold (or line it with parchment paper if you prefer)

  3. In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and baking soda) and make sure the baking powder and baking soda don't have any lumps.

  4. In a smaller bowl whisk the eggs, add the vegetable oil and vanilla extract and combine until the eggs get a light color. Then add the brown sugar and mix for a couple of minutes.

  5. Add the sourdough starter and stir until it breaks down and it's incorporated (you might see some strands, it's ok, the starter had some gluten developed)

  6. Mash the bananas, add them to the egg mixture and combine everythng well

  7. With a spatula, lightly fold the wet ingredients into the dry ones

  8. Add the chopped walnuts and stir just until they're combined

  9. pour the batter into your mold and bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean (time might vary depending on your oven temperature)