🇱🇷 Liberian Cuisine

Rice Bread

Liberian Rice Bread

Prep Time 1 hour

Servings 8

Difficulty Medium

Calories 304 kcal

A unique, slightly sweet bread made from overripe bananas and rice flour, baked to a moist, dense texture with a golden crust.

Ingredients

2 cups rice flour
4 very ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup warm water

Instructions

1 Mash bananas until very smooth. Mix with oil, eggs, sugar, and vanilla.
2 Combine rice flour, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt.
3 Add dry ingredients to wet. Mix well. Add warm water to thin slightly.
4 Pour into a greased baking pan.
5 Bake at 175C for 40-45 minutes until golden and firm.
6 Cool before cutting into squares.

Did You Know?

The secret to great Liberian rice bread is patience with the bananas — they must be almost black, so ripe that most people would throw them away.