Whole Wheat Banana Nut Bread

You can never have too many morn meal recipes, so give Whole Wheat Banana Nut Bread a try. This recipe serves 10. One serving contains 216 calories, 4g of protein, and 5g of fat. For 58 cents per serving, this recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A couple people made this recipe, and 19 would say it hit the spot. Head to the store and pick up walnuts, granulated sugar, honey, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes. It is brought to you by Jessica Gavin. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 44%. Users who liked this recipe also liked Whole Wheat Banana Nut Bread, Whole Wheat Banana Nut Bread, and Healthy Whole Wheat Banana Nut Bread.

Servings: 10

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 60 minutes

 

Ingredients:

Equipment:

Cooking instruction summary:

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8 ½ by 4 ½ - inch loaf pan with vegetable cooking spray. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.Place 5 peeled bananas in a medium sized separate bowl, covered with plastic wrap. Microwave for 4 minutes, until the bananas are soft and have released liquid from the fruit. Transfer bananas to a fine-mesh strainer over a medium bowl and allow to drain, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 minutes. There will be about ½ to ¾ cup liquid retained in the bowl.Transfer drained liquid to a medium saucepan and cook over medium-high heat, until reduce to 1/8 cup, about 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat, stir reduced liquid into the cooked bananas, and mash until mostly smooth. Whisk in applesauce, eggs, honey, and vanilla.Pour banana mixture into dry ingredients and gently fold with a spatula until just combined, with some streaks of flour remaining. Gently fold in chopped walnuts. Scrape batter into prepared pan. Slice remaining banana diagonally into ¼-inch thick slices. Shingle banana slices on top of loaf in 2 rows, about 20 slices in each row. Leave about a 1-1/2 inch wide space down the center to ensure an even rise. Sprinkle granulated sugar evenly over the loaf.Place banana bread pan on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper. Bake until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, 50-55 minutes. Let loaf cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack and let cool for 1 hour before serving. Enjoy!

 

Step by step:

1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8 ½ by 4 ½ - inch loaf pan with vegetable cooking spray.

2. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.

3. Place 5 peeled bananas in a medium sized separate bowl, covered with plastic wrap. Microwave for 4 minutes, until the bananas are soft and have released liquid from the fruit.

4. Transfer bananas to a fine-mesh strainer over a medium bowl and allow to drain, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 minutes. There will be about ½ to ¾ cup liquid retained in the bowl.

5. Transfer drained liquid to a medium saucepan and cook over medium-high heat, until reduce to 1/8 cup, about 5 minutes.

6. Remove pan from heat, stir reduced liquid into the cooked bananas, and mash until mostly smooth.

7. Whisk in applesauce, eggs, honey, and vanilla.

8. Pour banana mixture into dry ingredients and gently fold with a spatula until just combined, with some streaks of flour remaining. Gently fold in chopped walnuts. Scrape batter into prepared pan. Slice remaining banana diagonally into ¼-inch thick slices. Shingle banana slices on top of loaf in 2 rows, about 20 slices in each row. Leave about a 1-1/2 inch wide space down the center to ensure an even rise. Sprinkle granulated sugar evenly over the loaf.

9. Place banana bread pan on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper.

10. Bake until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, 50-55 minutes.

11. Let loaf cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack and let cool for 1 hour before serving. Enjoy!

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