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Cinnamon Chai Banana Bread ~ A tea-lover's #banana bread #recipe from Sumptuous Spoonfuls

Cinnamon Chai Banana Bread

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Yield: 1 loaf of banana bread 1x

Ingredients

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  • 3 very ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup canola oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup white whole-wheat flour
  • 1/4 cup flaxseed meal
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon cardamom
  • A pinch of cloves
  • 1 chai tea bag or 1 teaspoon loose leaf chai

For the glaze: 2 Tablespoons brewed chai + powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325° F. Spray a 9×5 inch bread pan with cooking spray.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, mash the bananas, then mix in the sugar, buttermilk, oil, vanilla and egg and stir well until fully mixed.
  3. Add the flours, flaxmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt & spices. Open the chai tea bag and empty it into the batter. Stir just until everything is fully mixed and there are no clumps of flour in the batter.
  4. Sprinkle with raw sugar and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until a wooden pick or knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the bread cool a bit before glazing.
  5. If you like, make a chai glaze by putting a couple tablespoons of brewed chai latte in a small bowl and mixing in powdered sugar until it’s a thin glaze. Drizzle it over the bread.

Notes

I used a Tazo chai tea bag in my recipe. If your loose-leaf chai has any large pieces in it, grind them up with a mortar & pestle or spice grinder before adding to the batter.

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