We’ll be heading out to go skiing tomorrow, so things will be quiet around here for a week or so. I leave you with this recipe…
This recipe makes a moist and flavorful loaf again and again. And can you beleive it’s 100% whole wheat? Serve warm or at room temperature slavered with butter, or spread with cream cheese.
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:: Banana Nut Bread ::
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Adapted from The New Best Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 cups (8 ounces) white whole wheat flour
- 1¼ cups walnuts or pecans, toasted and chopped coarse
- ¾ cup sucanat, rapadura, demerara or granulated sugar
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3-4 large, darkly speckled bananas, mashed well (about 1½ cups)
- ¼ cup whole plain yogurt
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
- 1-2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- Extra banana, for garnish, optional
1) Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour a 9×5 inch loaf pan.
2) In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and nuts. In a medium bowl, mix the mashed bananas, yogurt, eggs, butter, and vanilla until well blended. Gently fold the banana mixture into the dry ingredients with a rubber spatula just until combined. Batter with be thick and chunky.
3) Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Garnish with slices of banana if desired. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 55-60 minutes.
4) Remove from oven and cool in pan for 5 minutes. Gently loosen the edges with a knife. Transfer to a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Makes one large loaf
Love the use of whole wheat here. Perfect and healthy!
Wow, your photography is stunning. It puts a lot of other food blogs to shame to see how beautifully you can depict the simple ingredients of banana bread. I hope you have a wonderful trip.
Don’t even mention skiing. I’m from Denver but don’t live there now, and it kills me every single winter! I will say, though, that I LOVE your whole wheat banana nut bread. 100% you say? That’s crazy, I don’t think I’ve ever made anything with 100%, but this I will have to try.
Hello!
You can substitute peanut butter for the butter if you want it slightly healthier!!!
Looks great!!!
I love banana bread and this is a great picture!!!
Your bread looks delicious! I love how you put the slices of banana on top for decoration – such a nice and tasty touch. Thanks for sharing this.
I love this recipe and will have to give it a go! My family loves banana bread without nuts but with chocolate chips. I really like the idea of adding banana slices to the top for decoration. We have our fellowship dinner after church this Sunday so I think I will make this.
Enjoy the skiing!!
Great recipe and great pics!
I love the way you put the banana slices on top too! 🙂
Great pictures and recipe!
Hannah
I love to bake, especially banana bread.
looking forward to seeing more of your recipes,
Great pictures, THANKS,
Renee
Yes, your photos are beautiful! I have created a page at http://www.squidoo.com/best-ever-banana-bread-recipe about my banana bread recipe and I would love to have your permission to add some of your pictures to it!
Brenda
This look beautiful and totally delicious! I love using whole wheat flour in all my baked goods.
Thanks so much for this recipe. Been looking for a whole wheat version 🙂
Great Recipe! I doubled it and used 8″x4″ pans and was able to get 3 delicious full sized loaves.