Baby Bear's Whole Wheat Banana Bread
photo by A Messy Cook
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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2 loaves
- Serves:
- 24
ingredients
- 3 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1⁄2 cup wheat germ
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄3 cup olive oil
- 1⁄3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup honey
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups mashed bananas
- 1⁄2 cup hot water
directions
- Stir together dry ingredients.
- Beat oil, applesauce, and honey together; add eggs and beat well.
- Add bananas and beat to combine.
- Add dry ingredients to wet, alternating with hot water; mix well after each addition.
- Pour into two greased 5x9 loaf pans; bake at 325 degrees for 60-70 minutes, or until tests done (it takes 75 minutes for me, but I think my oven is messed up, so it may need a shorter amount of time for you).
- Invert loaves onto wire rack to cool completely.
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Reviews
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Messy Cook, this bread is absolutely wonderful! Light, moist, and delicious, with a nice crunchy crust. SO good for you, too! I used light olive oil, 4 oz applesauce (one of those snack cups), and about 2 1/4 cups bananas, just because that's what I had, and part local honey which I was trying to clear out of the pantry. Baked for 55 minutes. The loaves stuck like the dickens so next time I'll line the bottoms of the loaf pans with parchment paper. We always have ripe bananas and this is a great healthy way to use them up. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
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Tweaks
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This was a pretty tasty healthy bread. I used oats instead of wheat germ and half honey half sugar since I didn't have enough honey. I added 1 extra tbs water to make up for the sugar not having moisture. I also used grapeseed oil instead of olive and made 1 loaf and 1 dozen muffins (cooked for 25 minutes). Not my favorite banana bread but a good healthier option.
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