Banana Nut Yeast Bread (Bread Machine)

Marie's Note:

Something different - banana yeast bread with a hint of cinnamon and toasted chopped walnuts. Bake time is per bread machine. Really easy in your bread machine or you can make it the conventional way. Fabulous!

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 loaf

• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/2 cup mashed banana
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 cups bread flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 (2 1/4 teaspoon) package active dry yeast
• 3/4 cup toasted and chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. Spread walnuts in a single layer on a baking pan and bake at 350° for 5 to 10 minutes or til light brown.
2. Watch carefully and stir once or twice.
3. Add ingredients to bread machine according to manufacturer's direction, adding the banana with the milk.
4. Use regular or white setting.

Reviews

[Tikidoc]

I omitted the walnuts and added about 1/3 cup of freshly ground flax seeds for nutritional value, and it was wonderful. I also increased the yeast to 2 1/4 tsp, which is what I typically use for a loaf of this size. Maybe the small amount of yeast is the reason for the poor results some have had.

[Blue Mountain]

I started making bread with a machine a few weeks ago. I finished more than 10 loafs and they were all pretty dry & hard. I was about to give up and ran into this recipe and made a fabulous bread which was soft, moist and tasty. Now, I am motivated to modify some basic recipes (white, wheat, bread-mix) to add an egg with adjustments to other ingredients like water, yeast, etc. THANK YOU, Marie!

[PresentEssence]

Using coconut milk,
and shredded coconut in place of the walnuts,
also brown sugar instead of white
2 tbsp flaxseed meal
1tbsp almond flour
white bread with light crust
2 lbs settings (after reading it should have been 1.5)

the crust is tough
the bottom of the loaf mushy
not sweet, more simple sandwhich bread or roll bread
blew up and sunk back in on top

the flavor is mild and the bread is thick
it is scrumptous
and smells great

just expected more. more of a light and fluffy with a nice soft crust and banana-y flavor