Whole Wheat Banana Nut Bread Recipes

WHOLE WHEAT-BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 2 (9x5- or 8x4-inch) loaf pans with shortening or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat all ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 45 seconds, scraping bowl frequently. Pour batter into pans.
• Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted halfway between center and edge of pan comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans. Remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing.

WHOLE WHEAT BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl cream butter and sugar together until very light and creamy.
• Beat in egg.
• Add vanilla extract and blend, set aside.
• Into a medium bowl or on a sheet of wax paper sift together whole wheat, unbleached flours and baking soda.
• In a small bowl blend buttermilk and mashed banana.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with the banana mixture to the butter mixture.
• Stirring just enought to combine well.
• Stir in walnuts and chocolate chips, raisins if you like.
• Turn into a greased and floured 9 x 5 loaf pan or bundt cake pan.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes on middle rack.
• Until tooth pick comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan for 5- 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool on rack.
• After it is cooled just a light dusting with icing sugar if you like.

WHOLE WHEAT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Melt butter.
• Put the butter, sugar, bananas and eggs in a blender. Blend until nice and smooth.
• Now transfer to a mixing bowl.
• In a separate bowl, stir together flours, salt, and baking soda.
• Add dry ingredients to banana mixture alternately with hot water.
• Stir in chopped nuts.
• Cut a piece of waxed or parchment paper the size of the bottom of your loaf pan.
• (This helps the loaf come out in one piece while still warm).
• Put the paper in the loaf pan and spray the pan well with non-stick spray.
• Scoop the batter into the pan.
• Bake in a preheated 325 degree F oven for one hour and 10 minutes.
• Test with a cake tester to make to make sure it's done.
• Sometimes it takes a little bit longer.
• If the top gets too brown, cover it with a piece of aluminum foil so it doesn't get too much darker.

WHOLE WHEAT BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350°F. Spray loaf pan with vegetable cooking spray.
• Place 5 peeled bananas in a medium-sized bowl, cover with plastic wrap. Microwave for 4 minutes, until the bananas are soft and have released liquid from the fruit. Transfer to a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl and allow to drain, occasionally stirring for 10 minutes. There will be about ½ to ¾ cup liquid retained in the bowl.
• Toast walnuts in a medium-sized pan over medium heat for about 4 minutes, until fragrant, crunchy and lightly toasted. Roughly chop ½ cup. Chop ¼ cup into finer pieces for topping on bread.
• Transfer drained liquid to a medium saute pan and cook over medium-high heat, until reduced to ⅛ cup, about 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat, stir reduced liquid into the cooked bananas, and mash until mostly smooth. Whisk in applesauce, coconut oil, eggs, honey, and vanilla.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Pour banana mixture into dry ingredients and gently fold with a spatula until just combined, with some streaks of flour remaining. Gently fold in ½ cup chopped walnuts. Sprinkle ¼ cup chopped walnuts evenly over the loaf.
• Place banana bread pan on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Let bread cool inside the pan for 10 minutes, then place it on a wire rack and let cool for 1 hour before serving.

HONEY-SPICE WHOLE WHEAT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread walnuts onto a baking sheet.
• Toast in preheated oven until nuts start to turn golden brown and become fragrant, 10 to 15 minutes. Coarsely chop walnuts.
• Place walnuts in a large bowl. Add whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg; mix until combined.
• Mix mashed bananas, honey, eggs, yogurt, coconut oil, butter, and vanilla extract together in another large bowl. Add banana mixture to flour mixture, mixing with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until batter is just blended.
• Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges and top are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.

HEALTHY WHOLE WHEAT BANANA NUT BREAD (ONE-BOWL)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F and grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
• In a bowl, mash the bananas. (Note 1)
• Add the coconut oil, maple syrup, and eggs to the same bowl and whisk together.
• Whisk in the salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and vanilla extract.
• Add the flour into the bowl and fold gently until combined. Fold in add-ins, if using. (Note 2)
• Pour the batter into your greased loaf pan.
• Cut another banana in half lengthwise and place on top of the bread. Press gently to help the banana adhere.
• Bake for 65 to 75 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center should come out clean, or the center of the bread should register at 200F. Leave the bread to cool in the loaf pan for 10 minutes before removing. (Note 3)

WHOLE WHEAT BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, beat oil and honey together. Add eggs, and mix well. Stir in bananas and vanilla. Stir in flour and salt. Add baking soda to hot water, stir to mix, and then add to batter. Blend in chopped nuts. Spread batter into prepared pan.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool on wire rack for 1/2 hour before slicing.

MOIST WHOLE WHEAT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Lightly grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
• Beat together the butter, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla in a medium bowl until smooth. Add the banana, honey and eggs, beating until smooth. Add the flour and nuts, stirring until smooth. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and let it rest at room temperature, uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Bake the bread for 50 minutes. Lay a piece of foil gently across the top and bake until a cake tester (like a toothpick) inserted into the center comes out clean, 10 to 15 minutes more. Remove the bread from the oven and allow it to cool for 10 minutes before turning it out of the pan onto a rack to cool completely.