Spiced Banana Walnut Bread
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
5 large (8" to 8-7/8" long) Banana, fresh 1.5 cup Organic All-Purpose White Flour, plus 2 tbsp0.5 cup Whole Wheat Flour 1.5 tsp Baking Powder .5 tsp Baking Soda 0.25 tsp Coarse Kosher Salt, Morton1 tsp Pumpkin Pie spice 2 large Egg, fresh, whole, raw .5 cup Granulated Sugar .5 cup packed Brown Sugar, halved.5 cup Butter, unsalted, plus 3 tbsp.5 cup, chopped Walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray coconut oil spray in a loaf pan and set aside.
Topping: Chop walnuts. Cut 3 tbsp butter into 1/4 in. cubes. Separate about 1 tbsp of the smallest pieces of walnuts, and combine with 2 tbsp of flour, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and butter cubes.
In a bowl, mash the bananas until pulpy but not creamed. (There should be lumps.) Add beaten eggs, brown sugar, white sugar, and butter, and stir briefly to combine. Set aside.
In a Kitchenaid mixer or large bowl, combine white and wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Make a well in the center and pour banana mixture in, then mix briefly, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. Batter should have lumps, but no dry spots.
Pour into loaf pan. Spread topping over the top. Bake for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (Check at 45 minutes and at 15 minute intervals for doneness.)
Cool for 10 minutes, then remove from pan. Cool thoroughly on a baking rack, then wrap in foil and refrigerate for at least 24 hours. Slice, toast and serve with butter.
Serving Size: Makes 12 generous slices.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NEWMOMOVER40.
Topping: Chop walnuts. Cut 3 tbsp butter into 1/4 in. cubes. Separate about 1 tbsp of the smallest pieces of walnuts, and combine with 2 tbsp of flour, 1/4 cup brown sugar, and butter cubes.
In a bowl, mash the bananas until pulpy but not creamed. (There should be lumps.) Add beaten eggs, brown sugar, white sugar, and butter, and stir briefly to combine. Set aside.
In a Kitchenaid mixer or large bowl, combine white and wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Make a well in the center and pour banana mixture in, then mix briefly, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. Batter should have lumps, but no dry spots.
Pour into loaf pan. Spread topping over the top. Bake for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (Check at 45 minutes and at 15 minute intervals for doneness.)
Cool for 10 minutes, then remove from pan. Cool thoroughly on a baking rack, then wrap in foil and refrigerate for at least 24 hours. Slice, toast and serve with butter.
Serving Size: Makes 12 generous slices.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NEWMOMOVER40.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 279.8
- Total Fat: 12.1 g
- Cholesterol: 51.7 mg
- Sodium: 169.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 43.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.9 g
- Protein: 4.7 g
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