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
• ½ cup mashed banana
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 cups bread flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 (2 ¼ teaspoon) package active dry yeast
• ¾ 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.

[kakkoi]

Doubled the banana and yeast amounts, still only had a mild banana flavour (I would suggest using a cup instead of half) and rose well. An easy way to make bread and make use of old bananas; thanks for the recipe!

[coffybean]

Yummy!! I have been looking for a banana bread recipe for a while and decided to try this one. I'm sure glad I did!! This recipe was good. I did follow the advice of the other reviews and bumped up the yeast. I also didn't toast the walnuts (I always ended up burning them). And since my boyfriend loves bananas I used a full cup instead of the half. Thanks for the recipe!! :)