Tahini Banana Bread

By nnlester

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoons black sesame seeds
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup melted unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons smooth tahini paste (if there's oil on the top, mix it thoroughly before adding it)
• 3 ripe yet firm bananas, mashed
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons white sesame seeds
• 2 teaspoons black sesame seeds

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 65mins
Adapted from acozykitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

To make the bread: Preheat the oven to 350 F. Butter and flour an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan. (A 9x5-inch loaf pan will work too but the loaf will be a bit stouter in shape!)

In a medium bowl, mix the flour, white sesame seeds, black sesame seeds, and salt until combined. In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter and sugars. Crack in the egg, pour in the vanilla and tahini and whisk until thoroughly combined. Add the mashed bananas and baking soda and give it another good stir.

Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, stirring just until the speckles of flour disappear. Be sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl to get any bits of flour that might be hiding. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Give the pan a couple of moderate smacks on the counter to even out the batter.

Sprinkle the top with the sesame seeds. I added more to the center and then added only a few to the outside. I just liked the way it looked, no real reason!