In my house fall only means one thing, Banana Bread! The best thing about banana bread is you get to use up all of those old bananas that no one wants to eat! When the bananas get too ripe to eat (brown) then take the peel off, stick them in a bag, and freeze them! They are the perfect ingredient for sweet banana bread without adding tons of sugar! In my house we always have at least one full bag of bananas in the freezer at a time so we are constantly making bread with them. Its a great way to eliminate waste and save some money! So don't throw out those nasty bananas! Instead lets make some yummy bread!
Banana Bread
Makes 1 loaf, or 12 muffins!
Ingredients:
1/2 C Sugar
3-4 Large, Ripe, Frozen Bananas. Mashed (Make sure frozen bananas are at room temperature before starting recipe; if needed you can microwave them for a few seconds)
1/2 C Canola Oil
2 Eggs
2 C Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 C Chopped Walnuts(Optional)
1 tsp Baking Soda
2 tsp Vanilla
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Cinnamon
2 Tbsp Flax Seed (optional)
Some Brown Sugar for sprinkling (optional)
1) Heat oven to 325 degrees.
2)Grease loaf pan. (I use a 9x5x3 loaf pan)
3) Mix Sugar, Bananas, Vanilla, Oil and Eggs in a large bowl. (I like to use a masked potato masher to mash the bananas while I mix)
4) Combine all dry ingredients in separate bowl (if adding flax seed then add it in here). Pour dry ingredients into wet ingredients, mixing as you go. If adding chopped walnuts you can add and stir them in after dry ingredients are mixed with wet. Pour into the greased pan.
5) OPTIONAL: If you would like to add topping to the bread then sprinkle some brown sugar and more chopped walnuts on top. This makes the top nice and crunchy!
6) Bake in 325 degree oven for approximately 60-70 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely before serving.
*If making muffins instead of a loaf of bread, cook for about 30 minutes!
Enjoy!!!!
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