Recently I was wondering if bananas would go with rhubarb… surely they would add sweetness and take away some of the sharp edge of the rhubarb? Well, only a day or so later Christina (from My Hesperides Garden ) commented on my post Dreaming of Crumble and suggested adding banana. Thanks Christina!
Well the crumble hasn’t evolved yet, but my banana bread has been adapted! Try this – it’s really tasty! 😉
Rhubarbanana Bread
- 150g (1 cup) plain flour
- 75g (¾ cup) ground almonds
- 75g (1/3 cup) brown sugar
- 75g (1/3 cup) white sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup roughly mashed ripe banana, (2 large or 3 small bananas)
- 75g (1/3 cup) butter, room temperature (75g)
- 2 tbsps milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 small banana cut into bite sized chunks
- 2 sticks young rhubarb, sliced (about 100g-125g or 1 heaped cup)
Preheat oven to 190°C and grease and flour a loaf tin or similar baking tin (I used a 500g/1 lb tin and had enough for a few cupcakes too).
Sieve flour, salt, ground almonds, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda together. Mash bananas and butter together, and mix in milk and eggs. Combine with the flour mixture. Fold in the banana chunks and rhubarb slices and pour into cake tin.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until set. Cool a little before removing from the tin.
Good served warm (with cream!)
And it stays nice and moist for a couple of days. (Probably longer, but we ate it too quickly! 😉 )
Enjoy!
(Another rhubarb cake recipe coming soon!)
How do you like your rhubarb?
Words and Herbs 
That looks great! I just got rhubarb for the first time a couple weeks at a farmers market and made strawberry rhubarb pie – it was so good! I would not have known what else to do with rhubarb and our family loves banana bread so we will have to give this a try! Pinning to my Pinterest! Thanks for sharing
Blessings
-Jen
Thanks for stopping by Jen. Banana bread is always a winner. Hope you make it soon – enjoy!
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oooh yummy, i have some ready to harvest, can’t wait to make this … how do i like my rhubarb, every way you can think of even stalks dipped in sugar lol
thank you much 🙂
Thanks for the reblog! I hope you enjoy this cake – it really is tasty! 😀
my pleasure, keeping that recipe close by 🙂
i am sure i will love it, let you know when get a chance to make it.
i do have recipe for that cake somewhere also that i mentioned, it is good and will post hopefully soon. too many sites going and farm work is kicking into gear 🙂
All to often I have bananas in need of a recipe! Adore the paired with spring rhubarb, an inspired treat!
And rhubarb season should be used to the full! 😉
I planted rhubarb three years ago so now I am looking for more recipes; this looks great, thank you.
There are so many rhubarb recipes about at the moment, and I’m posting another rhubarb cake next week! 😉
Thanks for the link Cathy, I’m glad you liked the combination. I also add toasted hazelnuts to the crumble mix to top rhubarb and banana. I’ll give your loaf a try, it sounds and looks delicious. Christina
You’re welcome – thanks for the inspiration! That crumble topping sounds good too. I’ve used other nuts in crumbles, but not tried hazelnuts yet. 😀
I would never have thought to put rhubarb and banana together, but I’ll be making this cake soon – the name alone will make it worthwhile!
I probably wouldn’t have dared try it if Christina hadn’t mentioned it! 😉
Sounds and looks good! Why do you mix baking powder and soda?
Hi Uta. I don’t know the science behind it, but the soda definitely makes the cake rise a little more, and it is a lighter texture. I don’t always use it, but often!
🙂
Sounds an interesting combo Cathy. Plenty of bananas in the house and off to the allotment in the morning where there may be some rhubarb to pick. Could well be a possibility 🙂
I think those bananas are begging to get acquainted with your rhubarb! 😉
I must have known you would post a recipe with bananas in it, because I bought some a few days ago. When I get some rhubarb on saturday I do have to try it out 😉
You must be a thought reader! 😉 Have fun baking!
YUM! Two of my favourite flavours in the world, together at last. What could be better? 🙂
Hmmm, what could be better… Well, how about rhubarb with chocolate, or rhubarb and banana with chocolate… 😉 You must try this Sheryl!
Looks good Cathy…and I love the presentation. 😀
Thanks Nancy. 😀 Hope you get some fresh rhubarb coming your way too! (That is, if you like rhubarb!)
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My mother used to make a deep dish pie with Rhubarb/Strawberries and place a simple crust on the top. Your recipe sounds interesting and makes we think that perhaps a banana nut bread made by adding cranberries & nuts would be nice. Keep baking…
That sounds like a delicious combination too Mary. I have had walnuts in a banana bread before, and they went quite well. Strawberry season is around the corner too! 😀
Your bread looks YUMMY Cathy not sure I like Rhubarb but add banana and it has to be GREAT!
The banana bread alone is very tasty – one of my favourites!
Yes that is my favorite too I know around here they pair Strawberries and Rhubarb a lot now I would add Choc. to Banana 🙂 My Pear tree is loaded with blooms hope rain and colder temps don’t keep bees away 😦
ciao! just the best recipe. will be making it this weekend.
thebestdressup
Great! Hope you enjoy it! 😀
I am so making this one!! Thank you for the deliciousness! 😀 Sharon
Enjoy baking (and eating!) and thank you so much for stopping by Sharon!
Hugs! I have missed your beautiful space and it was so good to see such wholesome goodness in all its abundance waiting for me! xx
😀 Hugs Sharon!