Banana bread is always a classic, as a snack, desert, or breakfast! However, this recipe has been update for the more health conscious. Also- This recipe makes two to there loafs, as banana bread freezes fantastically well! I hope you enjoy this easy and tasty recipe :)
Ingredients:
3 very ripe bananas
1/3c melted butter
1c of white sugar
(can easily use 3/4 cup, or drop it down to 1/2 cup if you want it less sweet)
2 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 cups of whole wheat flour
1c unsalted sunflower seeds, shelled
Time:
Make the dough 7min
Bake 45-60 min
Total About an hour
Serves: Varies
Although I did make this recipe in a mixer, that is far from necessary with this recipe. However, if you do not have an electric mixer of some kind, hand held or otherwise, then you would want to pre mash, shift and melt ingredients.
Directions:
1) Preheat the oven to 350°F
2) In a mixing bowl, add the ingredients, except the baking soda and the sunflower seeds. You actually don't need to pre melt the butter, or smash the bananas, but you are welcome to.
3) Grease the baking dish. I prefer more smaller loafs, but it is your personal preference. mash the ripe bananas with a fork until smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.
4) Carefully add the baking soda to the mix, covering as much of the surface as possible with the baking soda. Mix into the dough.
5) Add about 3/4c of the shelled and unsalted sunflower seeds to the mix, and mix in as well. Keep a 1/8c of sunflower seeds to the side to decorate the loafs.
6) Fill baking dish 1/2 to 2/4 full of the dough and back for 45 min to an hour. Add the sunflower seeds to the top of the loafs-- Just for fun!
7) Remove from the oven when the loaf is firm and a slightly darker brown, and let rest on it's side. This will help with the removing of the bread later.
8) Once cool- remove the loafs. Serve as is or warmed up! Wrap whatever is left in aluminum foil before freezing. I hope you enjoy!
Cost:
bananas $0.60
flour&sugar $1.00
butter $0.30
eggs $0.30
sunflower seeds $0.70
baking soda $0.10
vanilla $0.10
salt $0.01
Total: $3.11
Makes three small loafs :)
Cost:
bananas $0.60
flour&sugar $1.00
butter $0.30
eggs $0.30
sunflower seeds $0.70
baking soda $0.10
vanilla $0.10
salt $0.01
Total: $3.11
Makes three small loafs :)
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