Banana bread with a VERY different twist: Bizarre new treat made with bacon and cheese is taking the internet by storm

  • Home bakers are going wild over an unusual banana bread recipe with a twist 
  • Experts from Australian Bananas have whipped up the sweet and savoury snack 
  • The loaf includes bananas, bacon, tasty cheese, baby spinach and basil pesto

By Cindy Tran for Daily Mail Australia

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Home bakers are going wild over a very unusual banana bread recipe - complete with bacon, cheese, baby spinach and basil pesto.

The culinary chefs from Australian Bananas have whipped up the sweet and savoury snack that requires just 12 basic ingredients.

To make the banana, bacon and basil bread, you'll need bananas, plain flour, dry yeast, rindless bacon, tasty cheese, milk, and butter to serve.

Home bakers are going wild over a very unusual banana bread recipe - complete with bacon, cheese, baby spinach and basil pesto (picture of a banana, bacon and basil bread)

Home bakers are going wild over a very unusual banana bread recipe - complete with bacon, cheese, baby spinach and basil pesto (picture of a banana, bacon and basil bread)

Banana, bacon and basil bread

Serves 8

Prep 30 minutes + 45 minutes proving

Cooking time 1 hour

INGREDIENTS

· 3 1/2 cups plain flour

· 1 sachet (7g) instant dry yeast

· 2 tsp caster sugar

· 1 1/2 tsp sea salt flakes, crushed 

· 1 1/4 cup milk, warmed

· 1/4 cup olive oil

· 2 large Cavendish Banana’s, diced

· 60g baby spinach

· 1/2 cup basil pesto

· 100g rindless bacon, diced

· ½ cup grated tasty cheese

· Butter, to serve

METHOD

1. Grease a 20cm (base) cake pan. Combine flour, yeast, sugar, salt, milk, oil and half the diced banana in bowl of an electric mixer. Mix with a dough hook until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.

2. Remove the dough, grease the bowl and return the dough. Cover with plastic wrap and a tea towel. Set aside in a warm place for 30 minutes or until doubled in size.

3. Meanwhile, place spinach on a microwave-safe plate. Cover and microwave 30 seconds on High until just wilted. Set aside to cool then roughly chop. Transfer to a bowl, stir in the pesto. Cook bacon in a small frying pan 2 minutes until light golden. Set aside to cool.

4. Punch down the dough and turn out onto a floured work bench. Roll out to a 70cm x 40cm rectangle, approximately 5mm-thick. Spread the pesto mixture evenly over the dough. Scatter over the cheese. From the long side, tightly roll dough into a log.

5. Using a sharp knife, cut the log in half lengthways. Twist the two lengths together, sandwiching the bacon and remaining banana between. Shape the twisted loaf into a scroll shape. Place into the greased pan, tucking the ends in. Cover with wrap and set aside in a warm place for 15 minutes.

6. Preheat the oven to 160°C fan forced. Bake for 1 hour, covering with foil in the last 20 minutes if the bread is colouring quickly (this will depend on your oven). Stand in the pan for 5 minutes before turning onto a board. Serve warm with butter.

TIP: To warm or reheat the bread, wrap in foil and place onto a tray. Heat 180°C fan forced oven for 15 minutes.

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In a bowl, combine the flour, yeast, sugar salt, milk, oil and half the diced banana in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and elastic. 

Grease a bowl and place the dough in, cover with a plastic wrap and a tea towel, then set aside in a warm place for 30 minutes or until it doubles in size.

Meanwhile, place the spinach on a microwave-safe plate, cover and microwave for 30 seconds on high until just wilted. Set aside to cool then roughly chop. Transfer to a bowl, stir in the pesto.

Next, cook the diced bacon in a small frying pan for two minutes or until light golden, then set aside to cool.

The classic banana bread consists of bananas, flour, sugar, eggs, milk and butter (stock image)

The classic banana bread consists of bananas, flour, sugar, eggs, milk and butter (stock image)

Punch down the dough and turn out onto a floured work bench. Roll out to a 70cm by 40cm rectangle, approximately 5mm-thick. 

Spread the pesto mixture evenly over the dough, then scatter over the cheese. From the long side, tightly roll the dough into a log.

Using a sharp knife, cut the log in half lengthways. Twist the two lengths together, sandwiching the bacon and remaining banana between. Shape the twisted loaf into a scroll shape. Place into the greased pan, tucking the ends in.  

Preheat the oven to 160°C fan forced and bake for one hour, covering with foil in the last 20 minutes if the bread is colouring quickly, depending on your oven. 

Cool in the pan for five minutes before turning onto a board. Serve warm with butter.

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Banana bread with a VERY odd twist: Bizarre new recipe made with BACON is taking internet by storm

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