Berry Banana Bread (Pampered Chef)

Submitted by MNLisaB

"Per a request, this is from a Pampered Chef cookbook in my collection. I have never made it myself, but just might try it, a different twist to boring old banana bread."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 2 loaves

ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1⁄2 cups mashed fresh strawberries
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup mashed banana
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, salt in a medium bowl.
3. Combine the sugar, strawberries, oil, bananas, eggs and orange zest in a large mixing bowl.
4. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping the bowl occasionally.
5. Add the flour mixture, stirring just until moistened, then fold in the walnuts.
6. Spoon into 2 greased 5x9-inch loaf pans.
7. Bake for 1 hour or until a wooden pick comes out clean.
8. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool.

Reviews

[carole in orlando]

The dough tasted wonderful, full of strawberry flavor, but after baking it was mostly banana flavor. It did not rise as well as it should, I will add baking powder with the baking soda next time. Thanks, Carole in Orlando