The Australian Women’s Weekly Food

LITTLE cooks, BIG treats

Mini banana & blueberry loaves

PREP + COOK TIME 50 MINUTES (+COOLING)

INGREDIENTS

cooking oil spray
1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour
1 cup self-raising flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup brown sugar
4 very ripe medium bananas (see tip)
½ cup (125ml) extra virgin olive oil
2 eggs
½ cup (125ml) milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅔ cup frozen blueberries
¼ cup smooth ricotta

RICOTTA FROSTING

1½ cups smooth ricotta
¼ cup (60ml) maple syrup

LET’S COOK

1 Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan. Lightly spray an 8-hole (-cup/160ml) mini loaf pan with cooking oil spray, then line bases and long sides with baking paper, extending paper 2cm above edges.

2 Sift flours and cinnamon into a large bowl, tipping any husks left in the sieve into the bowl. Add sugar to bowl and stir to combine.

Peel bananas and place in a medium bowl. Using the back of

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