Sunday, March 28, 2010

Banana nut bread

Ingredients:
1/2 cup honey (or little less than 1/2 cup sugar)
1/3 cup vegetable oil (can substitute with 1/2 cup butter)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2.5 bananas)

1 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, etc)

1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup water

Preheat oven to 325 degree F
Beat the honey and oil to mix in a big bowl. To this add eggs and beat together.
Add the vanilla essence, and mashed bananas and mix well.
Stir in flour and salt to the wet ingredients.
In a small cup heat the water, add baking soda to this, stir immediately and add to the batter.
Stir in chopped nuts to the batter.

Pour into a greased 9x5 pan.
Bake for about 55-60 minutes. Cool completely before slicing.

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