Flax Banana Bread

chia's Note:

Adapted from the Red Mill site. I'm posting this here so I can make it often.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 loaf

• 1 3/4 cups unbleached white flour
• 3/4 cup flax seed meal
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 2 -3 medium very ripe bananas

Topping

• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven at 350°F
2. Grease a 8-1/2 x 4-1/2-inch bread pan; set aside.
3. Mix together flour, flaxseed meal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
4. In a separate bowl, beat together eggs and oil.
5. Add dry ingredients and mashed bananas alternately to egg and oil mixture, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour into prepared pan.
6. Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over batter in loaf pan. Pat down firmly into batter or swirl topping into batter with knife.
7. Bake 55-60 minutes.

Reviews

[Donna Doo]

Followed the recipe ony substituting the canola oil - for 1/2 applesauce and 1/2 olive oil - made mini muffins and mini loafs -- they were perfect!!!

[chocoholic18]

I've made this banana bread over and over again, and the raves keep on coming! Thanks for sharing this recipe Chia...it is awesome!!!

[Marz]

This was a great bread. The batter comes out real thick but it prevents the topping from sinking into the batter, creating a nice crusty- cinnamony-nutty topping. I loved the addition of brown sugar. Thanks for sharing.