Banana Nut Bread
 
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Cuisine: American
Serves: 1 Loaf
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup All Purpose Flour
  • ½ Cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • 6 Tablespoons Rolled Oats
  • 2 Tablespoons Wheat Germ
  • 1¼ Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 Pinch of Salt
  • ½ Cup Walnuts Chopped Coarsely
  • ¼ Cup Butter
  • 2 Tablespoons Plain Yogurt
  • ¾ Cup Dark Brown Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 2½ Cups Mashed Very Ripe Bananas
  • ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Instructions
  1. Place a rack in the center slot and preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a loaf pan and set aside.
  2. Measure the butter, sugar, yogurt and vanilla into a bowl. Cream this mixture by beating it with your electric mixer until well-combined and smooth. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well before adding the second, scraping down the sides of the bowl in between. Add the mashed bananas and mix well.
  3. Measure all of the dry ingredients, including the nuts, into the banana mixture. Sir and fold everything together until the dry ingredients are just moistened. Pour the batter into the loaf pan and place in the hot oven.
  4. Bace for about 55 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow the cool at least 8 minutes (I can't wait for the normal 10 minutes!) before serving.
  5. Optional Cinnamon Glaze: Mix together ⅓ Cup Confectioner's Sugar, 2½ Teaspoons Milk, ⅛ Teaspoon Vanilla and ¼ Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon until a smooth, pourable consistency is achieved. Use a teaspoon to drizzle the glaze over the loaf once it has cooled for 15 minutes. See picture below.
Recipe by C o o k L i v e L e a r n at http://cooklivelearn.com/?p=1342