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Nthochi Bread

Name: Nthochi Bread
Total time: 70 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Malawi
Ingredients: 3 (very ripe) Bananas; 200g All-purpose flour; 100g Sugar; 2 Egg; 80g Butter; 2 tsp Baking Powder; A pinch Salt

Dessert

⏱ 70 min

👥 Serves 8

Difficulty ⭐

A moist banana bread made with ripe bananas — Malawian homestyle.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Nthochi is the Chichewa word for banana, and nthochi bread is a moist cake made with plenty of ripe bananas. Bananas grow well in Malawi, and it's baked at home and in bakeries alike. It's eaten with tea or coffee for breakfast or a snack.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a lakeside café in Malawi, a thick slice of banana bread sits on a plate beside a cup of tea.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 8)

Bananas 3 (very ripe)
All-purpose flour 200g
Sugar 100g
Egg 2
Butter 80g
Baking Powder 2 tsp
Salt A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mash the bananas smooth.
Mix the melted butter, sugar, and eggs.
Add the bananas and mix.
Fold in the flour, baking powder, and salt and pour into a loaf pan.
Bake at 180°C for 45 minutes.

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