Whole Wheat Banana Nut Bread
Moist, not overly sweet, cake-like quick bread. It is easy to make and our favourite way to use up overripe bananas so they never end up into the bin. This incredibly easy bread is super moist, soft and flavorful. It makes a great breakfast on-the-go or tea cake and perfect for kids tiffin box and anytime quick snacking.
Equipment
- OTG
- 20 cm * 11.5 cm * 6 cm rectangle pan
Ingredients
- 1½ cup (185 gms) whole wheat flour
- ⅔ cup (120 gms) brown sugar
- ¾ cup (180 ml) milk
- 2 Nos (½ cup mash) banana
- ¼ cup oil
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- ½ tsp banana nut bread essence or vanilla essence (I used Ossoro brand)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 3-4 tbsp cashew & almond chopped
Instructions
- Grease a pan and lightly dust with flour or use parchment paper. Preheat oven @180° C for 10 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl add the brown sugar, milk and mix well.
- Add the mashed banana, oil, essence, vinegar and mix well to combine.
- Seive in the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Gently fold the wet and dry ingredients to make a smooth batter without lumps. Do not overmix the batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and tap the pan on the surface for couple of times to release any air bubbles inside.
- Sprinkle the chopped nut and gently press over with a spoon.
- Bake at a preheated oven @180° C with both rods switched on for 50 minutes or until a toothpick or skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven. Smear lightly butter and cover with a cloth and let the it stand in the pan for about 5 minutes.
- Invert the cake and let it cool down completely before slicing them.
- Slice the loaf and enjoy with hot cup of tea or coffee.
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Notes
- Always preheat oven before starting to bake.
- All ingredients should be at room temperature.
- Whole wheat flour can be substituted with all purpose flour or can bake with 50-50 of both.
- Brown sugar can be substituted with regular refined sugar.
- Oil can be substituted with butter.
- Use whole milk for extra richness, taste and texture.
- Vinegar can be substituted with lemon juice.
- Other healthier sweeteners like jaggery, honey or cane sugar can be used.
- Every oven reacts differently so baking time may vary.
- Both rods to be switch on.
- If you wish to bake with eggs, use 2 eggs and omit the baking soda and vinegar.