Banana Bread and Disaster

I recently tried making a proper Thai Green Curry and it was an unmitigated disaster.  The reason for that, of course, was that I could not bring myself to use coconut milk in a dish.  The thought of all those calories freaked me out, but I will try again with some sort of reduced fat coconut milk.

I did manage an  awesome eggless banana bread.  I sneaked in some mixed seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, sesame and linseeds) for added nutrients.

Banana Bread

2 cups sugar

125 g butter/margarine

4 mashed bananas (over-ripe ones are preferable)

½ cup mixed seeds

2 tablespoons lemon juice

½ teaspoon salt

2 cups self-raising flour

½ cup lukewarm water

½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and grease a loaf tin. Cream the butter and sugar well. Add the the mashed bananas mixed seeds, lemon juice and salt and mix well.  Fold in the flour.  Mix the bicarbonate of soda into the warm water and add to the mix once it has reached a doughy consistency.  Load the dough into the loaf tin and smooth out the surface.  Bake for 45 minutes to an hour.