My mother gave me almost a kilo of jaggery the last time she visited. She expected me to make puran poli and kozhakatai for the husband. But I was very keen to try baking with jaggery. It is definitely healthier than sugar and I could bake more often without adding a teaspoon of guilt along the way.
So, I found this recipe and immediately started baking it. It tasted awesome but it was dense cake. I assume that wheat plus jaggery would not be the most airy cake. But it could serve as a good desert after dinner without the heaps of calories. Here goes –
INGREDIENTS
Jaggery 75 gms
Wheat 110 gms
Bananas 110 gms
Oil 75 ml
Baking powder 1/2 tsp
Baking soda 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon 1/2 tsp
Walnuts, chopped 10
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 150C
2. Powder the jaggery, mix it with the mashed bananas and keep aside for 10-15 minutes
3. Mix the flour, baking soda and baking powder
4. Add the flour mix to the banana mix
5. Add oil and cinnamon powder
6. Add the walnuts and pour it into a greased pan
7. Bake at 150C for 30 minutes and then at 160C for 10 minutes
8. Remove from the oven and cool for 15 minutes and then unmould
NOTES
1. The amount of jaggery would vary depending on its sweetness.
2. Very ripe bananas would be better than regular ones
3. The recipe asked for the bananas and jaggery mixture to be blended in a blender. I did not do that but the texture was good despite not blending
Happy Baking!
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