Bread Machine Banana Oatmeal Bread

Name: Bread Machine Banana Oatmeal Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 10 min
Yield: 1 loaf
Ingredients: 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 4 tablespoons dry buttermilk; 1 cup quick-cooking oats; 2 1/2 cups unbleached white flour (from hard wheat); 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 1/3 cup steel cut oats, soaked in 1/3 cup boiling water until the mixture is at room temperature; 1/4 cup water; 1 extra-large egg; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 cup banana, very ripe, mashed; 1 tablespoon yeast

Submitted by mersaydees

"This is from Lora Brody's book, Bread Machine Baking. She says, "The riper the bananas, the more flavor you'll get.""

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photo by Crafty Lady 13

Ready In:: 3hrs 10mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 1 loaf

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons dry buttermilk
1 cup quick-cooking oats
2 ¹⁄₂ cups unbleached white flour (from hard wheat)
3 tablespoons brown sugar
¹⁄₃ cup steel cut oats, soaked in 1/3 cup boiling water until the mixture is at room temperature
¹⁄₄ cup water
1 extra-large egg
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup banana, very ripe, mashed
1 tablespoon yeast

directions

Place all ingredients in the bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
Program the machine using its basic bread setting.
Press Start.

Questions & Replies

I'm using olive oil, would that make a difference in the crust?

Tom D.
My crust comes out very dark and hard. Is there anything I can do to get a softer crust? This is the third loaf I am making right now and I cut back a small amount on the time.

Tom D.
Does anyone know if this recipe yields a 1 lb. loaf, a 1 1/2 lb loaf or a 2 lb loaf? I chose 2 lb because it was closest to the 3 hours and 10 minutes listed in instructions.

Tom D.

Reviews

Made for Feb., 2008 Aussie/New Zealand Swap. Very good and moist bread recipe. I made the dough in my bread machine, but cooked the bread in the oven. The lightly sweet taste of the bananas was a real plus in this bread. Thanks for a great recipe, mersaydees.

Crafty Lady 13
This is top notch. I questioned mersayees about the amount of liquid and she confirmed that it is indeed correct and my end result was marvelous. I added 1 tsp of Recipe#266688 because I thought it would go in very nicely and it did indeed. This recipe works beautifully and rises well. I always bake my breads in the oven after the machine has done the work. I think that some folks might like some more sugar added but it was fine for me. Thanks mersaydees for a lovely bread. Made for Photo Tag.

Annacia
The house smelt divine while this was cooking, lovely tasting bread with great texture and not too sweet. I used skim milk powder in place of dry buttermilk but otherwise made as directed. Great just with butter and makes nice toast too!

Mandy

Tweaks

The house smelt divine while this was cooking, lovely tasting bread with great texture and not too sweet. I used skim milk powder in place of dry buttermilk but otherwise made as directed. Great just with butter and makes nice toast too!

Mandy