Honey Oat Banana Bread

A hearty banana bread with a delicious crust. Tastes like it came from the bakery!

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 10
• Yields: 3 Loaves

Ingredients

• 6  ripe bananas
• 4  cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup margarine, room temperature
• 1⁄4 cup  Butter Flavor Crisco
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup  of packed light brown sugar
• 4  eggs
• 1  tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3⁄4 cup honey
• 3  cups old fashioned oats

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray 3 4 by 8 loaf pans with non-stick spray.
2. Mash bananas in a small bowl. Set aside.
3. Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, cream together margarine, crisco and sugars. Mix in eggs and vanilla.
5. Slowly add flour mixture. Mix in 2 1/4 cups of oats by hand.
6. Pour half of the batter into the pans. Drizzle half of the honey over batter. Top with remaining batter. Sprinkle 1/4 cups of oats on each pan. Drizzle with remaining honey.
7. Bake for 45-55 minutes. Cool on wire racks in pans for 15 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.