Whole Wheat Banana Nut Bread – Samantha Ann King

Most banana nut breads are too sweet for my taste, so I adapted this recipe from Muffins & Quick Breads (Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Library). It’s delicious for breakfast with eggs, bacon or fruit or for a snack with a cup of tea or coffee.

It freezes well, so I often double the recipe.

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Ingredients:

1 ¼ cups whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

½ cup butter, room temperature

½ cup sugar

1 cup mashed ripe banana (2 large bananas)

2 eggs

½ cup pecans

Preheat the oven to 350F (180C). Grease and flour 1 medium loaf pan.

In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt.

In a large bowl beat together the butter and sugar.

Beat in the banana.

Beat in the eggs. Don’t worry if the mixture looks curdled. It’s not. It’s just really moist!

Stir in the nuts.

Add the flour mixture and stir just until blended.

Spread in the loaf pan. Bake until a thin wooden skewer (aka a toothpick) inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45-55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

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