Fruity Banana Oatmeal Bread

A great tasting, good for you breakfast bread. Toast a slice up, spread on some butter or cream cheese...yum yum yum

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1  cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 7  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1  large egg
• 2  large  egg whites
• 2  large  ripe bananas, mashed
• 1⁄2 cup  dried apricot, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup dried cherries, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup dried cranberries, chopped
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1  cup oats (NOT instant)
• 1⁄2 cup milk (Whatever kind you prefer)
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1  tablespoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 cup granola cereal, mix (Your choice) or 1⁄4 cup  chopped  nuts (Your choice)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
2. Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Beat well and set aside.
3. Combine all the fruits, oatmeal and milk in another bowl then set aside.
4. Combine remaining dry ingredients stirring gently with a wisk.
5. Mix together the two bowls containing the fruits/oatmeal and sugar/eggs. Slowly beat in the dry ingredients.
6. Let stand for about 15 minutes. (This makes a huge difference in the loaf texture).
7. Pour into the prepared laof pan. Top with the granola or chopped nuts.
8. Bake about 1 hour 25 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.