Cinnamon and Whole Wheat Banana Bread

Submitted by momaphet

"This is a delicious banana bread that is not too sweet. Carry a copy of the recipe if you take the bread with you anywhere, because people always ask for it. Using whole wheat pastry flour gives this a ligher texture than regular whole wheat flour. This mix also make great muffins. Bake around 20 mins."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 loaf
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 cup banana, mashed (3 medium)
• 1⁄3 cup oil
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs
• 1 3⁄4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup hot water
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped

directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees, grease 9x5x3 loaf pan.
2. Beat oil an sugar together.
3. Add eggs, mix, add bananas, mix.
4. Stir together dry ingredients, add alternately with hot water.
5. Mix just until smooth, then stir in nuts.
6. Bake 55 - 60 mins, cool for 20 mins before slicing (if you can wait).
7. Tastes delicious toasted,freezes well.

Reviews

[Brooke the Cook in]

Like Mmmama I subbed some applesauce in place of the oil and some egg beaters in place of whole eggs. I made muffins (got 12) and baked them for 28 minutes. I liked the whole wheat idea and they had a lovely texture when warm out of the oven; however, they weren't as flavorful as we'd hoped. My 13-yo DS commented that they needed more cinnamon and I would agree. Then again, DH ate 3 for breakfast this morning.

 

[jessi_mcg]

Yum! This made for a tasty breakfast for us this morning. It became a bit of a hybrid recipe for us; I didn't have as many brown bananas in the freezer as I thought so I made up the difference with grated and squeezed zucchini. I also didn't have any eggs, so I used flaxseed for a substitute. For the flour I used mostly white wheat with some oat flour mixed in. Thanks for posting! Made for ZWT 8: The Wild Bunch.

 

[bmcnichol]

These were good and easy to make. I followed the recipe exactly as written. This was my first time using wheat flour. I made these into muffins and cooked for 25 minutes. I didn't add the nuts. We all enjoyed these

 

[Mmmama]

Yum, thanks! I really like this healthy recipe. I did make a few changes...used applesauce in place of the oil, eggbeaters instead of eggs, and to negate my health conscious efforts, I added 1/4 c. granulated sugar and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon to the top before cooking. I think it turned out great and I'll definitely be making again.

 

[Outta Here]

Nice flavor and liked the added "chewiness" the whole wheat gives the bread. I will try it as muffins next time. Thanks for posting this!