Basic Banana Loaf | Donna Hay

Ingredients

• 1½ cups (240g) buckwheat flour
• 1 cup (160g) rapadura or coconut sugar+
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of (baking) soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup (260g) mashed ripe banana (about 3 bananas)
• 1 egg
• ½ cup (140g) natural Greek-style (thick) yoghurt
• ¼ cup (60ml) grapeseed oil
• ⅓ cup (80ml) maple syrup, plus extra for brushing
• 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
• 1 banana, extra, peeled and halved lengthways