Banana Bread with Sesame Seed Crust

Step 1

Oil the sides and bottom of a 9 x 5 loaf pan with a teaspoon of oil.  Sprinkle sesame seeds in  on top of the oil, and shake pan around so they are coating the bottom and sides fairly evenly.  Set pan aside.

Step 2

In a large bowl mash the bananas. Add oil, maple syrup, eggs and vanilla and whisk.

Step 3

Stir in the salt, baking soda,  brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon, allspice until well blended. Whisk in the flour. Fold in nuts if you like. This will be quite thick.

Step 4

Pour into the prepared pan ( see notes for adding whole banana slices to the top) and place on a middle rack in a preheated oven.

Step 5

minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.  Cool in pan for about 20 minutes.  Carefully turn out onto a cooling rack.

Step 6

Toast slices of day-old banana bread and lavishly spread with Tahini Maple Spread (optional, but heavenly)

Step 7

Mix all ingredients together in small bowl until smooth and creamy.