
Now that I'm all growed up, I use the Joy of Cooking and add lots of walnuts! This time around, I added dried cranberries and substituted in some whole wheat flour and applesauce, trying to be heathful-like.

This particular version of banana nut bread came out a little moist and tart. I definitely cut back on the sugar and added a lot of banana and applesauce. I like that you can play around with the additions in this recipe, and always get a different (but delicious) final product.

Banana Cranberry Nut Bread
Adapted from Joy of Cooking
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (can substitute whole wheat flour for no more than 1/2 the amount of flour)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup (6 tablespoons) butter, softened
(Note: I used about 4 tablespoons of butter and 1/4 cup of applesauce)
2/3 cup sugar or honey
2 ripe bananas
1 to 2 large eggs
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/4 cup chopped dried cranberries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder. In a larger bowl, beat together butter and sugar until creamy. Add eggs one at a time and bananas and continue beating.
Add dry ingredients to wet mixture in three parts, incorporating completely until adding more. Fold in nuts and dried fruit. Pour into a greased loaf pan, and bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool slightly and then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
This sounds really good. Glad to hear you love walnuts now!
ReplyDeletethis is now what I want for breakfast! too bad it's not here!
ReplyDeleteWonder if your mom would make some for me as I am in driving distance to her kitchen, but sadly, not yours.
ReplyDeleteRoz
I'm trying this bread next. Got plenty cranberries!
ReplyDeleteWould you consider baking mini-pies in little jars, and letting us know what that's like?
http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/09/single-serving-pie-in-jar.html
Banana bread is one of my favorites as well. I really wish I had a slice now. I'd toast it and smear on some peanut butter. :)
ReplyDeleteMmmm I really like banana bread as of recently. So good when I have tons of gross looking bananas! I like how you upped the healthiness of it KT!
ReplyDeleteSounds SO SO SO good! I want to try making this recipe Gluten Free!!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to invite you to share this recipe (and others) and my upcoming Seasonal SUnday Event. I host it each week and its purpose is to showcase recipes that include Seasonal Ingredients. (and this recipe clearly fits into the theme :) http://realsustenance.com/
Great Blog!!
-Brittany-