nthochi bread

Malawi · Sub-Saharan Africa

Sliced banana loaf on a wooden board.
nthochi bread

Nthochi bread is a banana loaf associated with Malawi. Christian Aid’s Malawian recipe cards describe it as a sweet treat or breakfast food sold at roadside stalls and markets. Their version combines mashed ripe bananas with butter, sugar, eggs, self-raising flour and baking powder. The mixture is baked in a loaf tin and cooled before slicing.[1]

Georgia Reader’s recipe for Together Women Rise uses a different batter, with melted butter, milk, sifted flour, egg and mashed banana. Baking powder raises the loaf, while nutmeg, coriander and vanilla season it. Christian Aid also records variations using peanut flour, coconut oil or palm sugar.[2][1]

References

Sources checked:

  1. Malawian banana bread, October 2022 recipe cards — Christian Aid
  2. Nthochi Bread — Georgia Reader / Together Women Rise
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