Banana flour waffles

 

 

 

To celebrate my husband’s birthday earlier this year, the kids and I purchased an industrial-grade waffle maker (I know… don’t ask … online shopping did go a little out of control whilst on lockdown!) and tried our hand at some gluten-free and grain-free recipes. 
 
Not surprisingly, banana flour came to be our favourite choice. You may have noticed that this flour is becoming increasingly popular for people following paleo, gluten-free and grain-free diets. It’s fluffy texture and neutral sapidity provide a flavour base that’s often indistinguishable from traditional grains, and it contains a number of healthy attributes; in particular, it’s large quantity of resistant starch - a healthy prebiotic fibre which can benefit the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut. 

I’ve found green banana flour to be a very handy flour replacement - especially for starch-based foods such as waffles, pancakes and muffins. And for most pancake and waffle recipes, it can replace conventional plain flour in a 1:1 ratio. However, it is worth adding an additional rising agent, such as bicarbonate of soda or 1-2 eggs to improve the fluffy texture and minimise doughiness.

Anyway, enough from me. Here's the recipe: 

Banana-flour waffles 

3 small (super ripe) bananas

5 eggs

1/3 cup coconut oil

1/4 cup coconut sugar

2/3 cup creamy coconut milk

3 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon mixed spice

1 cup green banana flour

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Preheat the waffle iron to a high heat and let it rest while you prepare the waffle mixture. 

Combine the eggs, bananas, sugar and coconut oil to form a smooth paste. Add in the spices, bicarb soda and coconut milk and mix well. Lastly, add the banana flour and stir to form a smooth paste. 

Next, use butter or coconut oil to glaze over the waffle iron. Pour in the mixture and cook for 5 minutes or until the steam stops rising from the grille. Check to see they are lightly browned and crispy before removing with a skewer. 

Serve immediately with butter, maple syrup and berries. Waffles can also be made in advance and refrigerated or frozen for later use (they actually freeze very well!)

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 If you are interested to learn more about gluten-free baking, I recently wrote a guide to gluten-free cooking at goodfood.com, there's also a stellar gluten-free and paleo-friendly peanut-butter pancake recipe on the site, or you can check out my buckwheat pancake recipe here.