banana bread

Nedavno smo se preselili u Norvešku, pa nam je istraživanje priuštivih namirnica postalo samo jedan od slatkih zabavnih izazova prije prve norveške plaće (jebiga, možda i možeš uštedjeti za Norvešku ako ne odeš prije toga na nekoliko mjeseci u Aziju...). Kao što sam već više puta pisala, ne pada mi na pamet štedjeti na našem zdravlju, i cjelovitu hranu ne smatram luksuzom, već nužnošću. Zato sam se potrudila istražiti koje namirnice su priuštive za naš trenutačni budžet i kako ih upotrijebiti. Iako sama nisam neki kruhojed niti ljubitelj žitarica, često pečem kruh od heljde i pira za dragog, pa su brašna i žitarice bile među prvim namirnicama na listi. Pirovo brašno je bilo dosta skupo, heljdino još nisam našla, ali zato sam potpuno neočekivano naišla na ječmeno brašno, krupne zobene pahuljice i rižino brašno po nižim cijenama nego u Hrvatskoj. Nisam nikad prije probala tu kombinaciju, ali zvučalo je obećavajuće, a ispalo odlično. Toliko dobro da sam morala peći još jedan nakon dva dana. Ne znam da li ovo čudno zvuči, ali meni je banana bread super i u slanim kombinacijama i kad natrpam gore guacamole i tofu, to mi je za prste polizat. Ako niste baš za tako ekstremna igranja, vjerujte mi da je savršen u kombinaciji s prirodnim maslacem od kikirikija, ili sirovim chia pekmezom.

što/
1 šalica ječmenog brašna
2 šalice mljevenih zobenih pahuljica
1 šalica sitnog (bijelog) rižinog brašna
1 čajna žličica sode bikarbone
1/2 čajne žličice himalajske soli
2 banane
1 i 1/2 šalice zobenog ili sojinog mlijeka
3 jušne žlice jabučnog octa
4 jušne žlice datuljinog sirupa (možete ga zamijeniti svježim datuljama)
1 jušna žlica psyllium ljuskica

kako/
Pomiješajte ječmeno brašno, mljevene zobene pahuljice, rižino brašno, himalajsku sol i sodu bikarbonu u zdjeli. Sve ostale sastojke izblendajte u glatku smjesu i ulijte u zdjelu sa suhim sastojcima. Lagano izmiješajte pjenjačom. Prebacite tijesto u kalup za pečenje i pecite 45 minuta na 180 °C. Ostavite kruh da se ohladi zamotan u kuhinjsku krpu.
Dobar tek!

[ENG]

banana bread

When you move from a moderately not very well-off country to one of the highest-standard European countries (the first one being Croatia and the latter one - Norway) quite suddenly and with no savings, I guess in the beginning there is not too much choice but to live off the cheapest versions of the most necessary stuff and leave the luxury for later. Well, for us, quality food is considered a necessity, not a luxury (I think that's fairly sane because food builds your body after all), and I will never try to save up on our health, but will rather find which whole foodstuffs are affordable where we are now and figure out how to use them. It's always a fun challenge. My darling sometimes likes to eat bread with avocado or peanut butter for breakfast, so I decided to see which flours are available. Spelt flour turned out to be crazy expensive here, at least before our first Norwegian salary, but what do you know - rolled oats, barley flour and rice flour were cheaper than in Croatia. I had never used this combination before, but it seemed like it should work. And it did, so well that I had to make a new one after two days. I'm so excited to share this recipe with you, because it makes such a rich and tasty banana bread. You can call me crazy, but I like it in (some) savoury combinations too. If that is not really your cup of tea, just some plain natural peanut butter or blueberry chia jam goes great with it.

what/
1 cup barley flour
2 cups ground rolled oats or oatmeal
1 cup fine (white) rice flour
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
1/2 tsp Himalayan salt
2 bananas
1 + 1/2 cup oat or soy mylk
3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
4 tbsp date syrup (can be substituted with fresh dates)
1 tbsp psyllium husks

how/
Mix the flours, ground oats, himalayan salt and soda. Blend the rest of the ingredients into a smooth mixture and pour the mixture into the bowl with dry ingredients. Gently whisk to combine. Pour the batter into a bread mould and bake on 180 °C for 45 minutes. Let the bread cool down wrapped in kitchen cloth. 
Bon appétit!