Multi-Grain Banana Oat Bread

  Multi-Grain Banana Oat Bread

    1.5 cups Evaporated Cane juice or raw sugar
    3 eggs
    1 cup applesauce
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    2 cups ripe mashed Banana or shredded zucchini 
    1/4 cup butter, melted 
    2 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
    2 cups Multi - Grain Flour
    1/2  cup coconut Flour
    1 cup rolled oats
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    3/4 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)



I actually tripled this recipe so I wouldn't have to make it again soon.  You will find that is pretty common with me.  If I'm going to go to all the trouble to make something, I'm going to make enough to feed my little army for a month!

Now I apologize, but I didn't get pictures of the process for this recipe, and I will start doing more photos on my very next recipe.  But this one is pretty easy, so don't stress, I think you can handle it.

Simply crack your eggs into your Bosch or other mixing bowl and mix them on speed 2 or 3 for 30 seconds or so until the eggs are foamy.   Then add all of the rest of the ingredients on the list down to the butter (including the butter).   Turn your mixer back on low just long enough to combine everything well and mash the bananas if you didn't pre-mash them.  I have found in a Bosch or Kitchenaid you can really skip the manual mashing stage if your bananas are ripe enough.  At this point you can preheat your oven to 350.

Then dump in all the remaining ingredients at once, EXCEPT for the walnuts.

Again turn on the mixer long enough to combine everything well.   Add your walnuts, mix again, and BOOM!  Your there!

Now this recipe was adapted from a recipe I found on Pinterest at the Better Homes and Garden website  But Like I said, I change EVERYTHING, and I think it tastes better and is much healthier with the changes I've made.

Now for the fun part!   Decide which pans you want to use.   I made these awesome squares with my new Silicon pans from Target online.   But I also did some in Bread pans as well.  Now my kids can grab a square on the way out the door for breakfast, or easily take one for lunch.  (What?  You ask, Banana bread for breakfast?  Its HEALTHY Banana bread, remember?   No white flour garbage.  Whole grains!)

The squares took around 50-55 minutes to bake, whereas a full size loaf (9x5) was about 90 minutes.   The key is that when inserting a thin, sharp knife to test, the blade should come out clean.  If its still gooey, it needs to cook longer.   The crust of the bread can get pretty dark, but that just makes it taste even better.

  

Now remember, I don't do this for fun, but you have to admit looking at those cool squares sort of makes you happy.  And Oh Man!  They taste good!  See you next week! 

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