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Ingredients: For the bannana bread:
4-5 medium bananas, really ripe
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground ginger
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup sugar or 1/2 cup Truvia Baking Blend
1/4 cup coconut oil or unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
For the streusel topping:
3 tbsp packed brown sugar
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
4 tsp butter
1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
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Directions: |
Directions:1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease bottom and 1/2 inch up the side of one 9x5 loaf pan. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, ginger, and nutmeg. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture; set aside.
3. In a medium bowl stir together eggs, sugar, and oil; set aside. Mash the bananas (I use my clean hands) and add them to the egg mixture, then stir to combine.
4. Add the egg mixture all at once to the flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Fold in walnuts. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
5. In a small bowl combine the brown sugar and all-purpose flour. Use a pastry cutter/blender to cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped walnuts. Sprinkle streusel topping over batter.
6. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cover with aluminum foil during the last 15 minutes of cooking to prevent too much browning. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely on rack. If you can be patient, wrap in plastic wrap and foil, and store overnight before slicing (bread will be more evenly moist and less crumbly after standing). I'm usually not patient, so I just let it cool for about 30 minutes and then slice. Makes 16 servings. |
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Notes: I love banana bread and have made a number of different banana bread recipes over the years. None have been as good as this one! This particular recipe has been adapted from the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book 16th Edition (gifted to Nick and I from Carole Wallis- thank you!). You can also make this recipe in a muffin pan (it will yield more than 12 muffins; probably 16) and cook them for about 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. I especially like the grab and go ease of muffins. I used to make this recipe for Nick and his coworkers all the time, and they loved it! Banana bread makes a great gift for anyone and anytime. When was the last time you gave your neighbor, coworker, or friend a loaf of banana bread? Brighten your day and someone else's day!
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