Whole Wheat Honey Banana Bread (For Bread Machine)

This recipe is mixed in the bread machine and baked in the oven, but I suppose you could make it completely in the bread machine. (you may want to reduce yeast to 2 t. if you do this)

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 2 lb. loaf

Ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup water
• 1  tablespoon butter
• 1⁄8 cup honey
• 1  egg
• 1 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups unbleached flour
• 2  small bananas, sliced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  tablespoon  yeast
• 1  tablespoon vital wheat gluten

Directions

1. Put all ingredients in bread pan in the order recommended for your machine. Select the dough/pasta cycle and press start.
2. When dough is finished, turn out onto a lightly floured board and knead out all bubbles, adding more flour to board as necessary.
3. Shape into loaf about 1 foot in length and place on parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Let rise for 15-20 minutes.
4. Meanwhile pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
5. When loaf in risen, bake in pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes.
6. Cool on wire rack.