How to make Liberian Rice Bread | Liberian Version of Banana Bread |

coconut milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: regular milk

Almond milk is lower in calories and can be used for a similar texture.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: oat flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free alternative.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with a unique flavor.

Add all dry ingredients into a clean bowl: 1 box of cream of rice, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon ground ginger, and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder.

Mix the dry ingredients together.

Peel and wash ginger, then cut it into small pieces or mince it.

Set the minced ginger aside.

Prep the bananas by mashing 6 ripe bananas until smooth.

Set the mashed bananas aside.

Prepare the eggs and add them to the mashed bananas.

Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the banana mixture.

Open and add 1 can of evaporated milk (12 fluid ounces) to the bowl.

Add 3/4 cup of vegetable oil to the wet ingredients.

Add 2 tablespoons of minced ginger to the wet mixture.

Mix all the wet ingredients together until well combined.

Prepare the baking pan by pouring a little vegetable oil into it and spreading it with a paper towel.

Add the batter into the prepared baking pan.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Let the bread rest for 10 minutes after removing it from the oven before cutting.

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