This recipe come from The King Arthur Flour 200th Anniversary Cookbook and it’s definitely my favorite banana bread recipe. I never used to use whole wheat wheat flour in quick breads but I think it really adds to the flavor (and nutrition) in this bread. The only changes I make to the original recipe are to occasionally add equal parts wheat germ and applesauce (about 1/4 cup each). Here is the recipe:
Whole Wheat Banana Bread
1/2 C. (1 stick) butter
1 C. sugar
2 eggs
1 C. mashed ripe banana (2 or 3 bananas)
1 t. vanilla
2 C. King Arthur Stone Ground Whole Wheat Flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1/2 C chopped walnuts (optional, pecans are also good)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar.
- Add the eggs, bananas and vanilla (plus applesauce if using) and beat well.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda and salt (plus wheat germ if using).
- Stir the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients. At this point, add the chopped nuts if using.
- Pour this mixture into a greased, 9×5-inch loaf pan and bake for 60 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes then take it out and let cool on wire rack.
- Enjoy!
I have that cookbook, and have been to the store in Vermont. Neat place, and lots of cooking gadgets.
Delicious! I added a little flaxseed and some chocolate chips instead of nuts. Very nice. I think the sugar could be decreased a little without hurting the results, but it’s delicious as is.
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Greets
Ans
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I have been looking for a good whole wheat banana bread recipe for awhile. I love this one! I added a little flaxseed and no nuts and it is still delicious.
This recipe is so wonderful. I cut the sugar to 2/3 cup, added 12 cup of ground flaxseed meal and a half cup of applesauce. I also skipped the nuts (allergies) and added chocolate chips to the mix. They were so moist and so nutritious!! And, my son’s third grade class loved them!!!
oops – That is 1/2 cup of ground flaxseed !!And, they were made into muffins for the kids!!
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Thanks. I made this today.
Oh my gosh! This is so wholesome and so moist with chewy ends and perfectly delicious. I have eaten so much of it with my 2 and 4 year olds that my 6 year old will probably demolish the rest of it when she walks in from school! Thanks so much for posting this….so easy and delicious!