Fresh Milled Flour Banana Bread Blondies
Soft and rich banana bread blondies made with fresh milled flour and chocolate chips. A simple, from-scratch whole grain dessert with a tender center and lightly golden edges.
Servings 16 bars
Equipment
- Grain mill
- Kitchen scale
- 8x8-inch baking dish
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup mashed banana
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 225 g soft white wheat berries
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2/3 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper.
- Weigh out 225 g soft white wheat berries (or another soft wheat of choice) and mill on the finest setting of your grain mill.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the freshly milled flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the melted butter, mashed banana, brown sugar, white sugar, and vanilla.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Spread the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 25–28 minutes, or until the edges are set and lightly golden.
- Allow to cool slightly before slicing.
Notes
Wheat options: Spelt, einkorn, soft white, or even a blend of all of them will work really well in this recipe.
Make it dairy-free: You can swap the butter for a plant-based butter for a dairy-free version.