Oatmeal Banana Nut Bread Food

OATMEAL BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread 1 1/2 cups oats in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Place in the oven and toast for 8 to 10 minutes, until very light golden and fragrant, stirring once halfway through. Set aside to cool. Line a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper so that two sides overhang like handles. Lightly mist with nonstick spray.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in the toasted oats. Set aside.
• Mash the banana in the bottom of a large mixing bowl and double check to make sure you have 1 1/2 cups. Whisk in the honey, melted butter, milk, and Greek yogurt. If the butter resolidifies, warm the bowl in the microwave in 10-second bursts, just until it melts. One at a time, whisk in the eggs. Whisk in the vanilla extract.
• Add the dry ingredients to the banana-honey mixture. By hand with a rubber spatula, stir very slowly and gently, stopping as soon as the flour disappears. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle the batter with remaining 1 tablespoon oats for decoration.
• Bake for 30 minutes, then loosely cover the pan with foil, making sure that the foil shields both ends of the pan (because the bread is sweetened with honey, it will caramelize and become dark at the corners). Continue baking for 35 to 45 additional minutes (65 to 75 minutes total) or until a small, thin knife inserted in the center of the loaf comes out without any wet batter clinging to it. Repeat the test once or twice. An even easier way to tell is to use an instant-read thermometer. When the bread reaches between 200 to 210 degrees F at the center, it's done.
• Place the pan on a wire rack, and let the bread cool in the pan for 1 hour. Using the parchment paper handles, lift the bread and set it out on the rack to finish cooling completely. Slice and enjoy!

BANANA OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and set aside.
• Cream together the shortening and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until fluffy.
• Sift together the flour, oatmeal, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add dry ingredients alternately with bananas and milk. Mix until blended.
• Fold in raisins and pour into prepared pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes; remove from oven and cover for 5 minutes.

BANANA-OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 8 x 4 inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Combine dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Combine banana, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, and eggs in a small bowl or measuring cup.
• Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir gently just until the dry ingredients are moistened.
• Spoon batter into the prepared pan and bake for 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack, in the pan, for about 15 minutes (I left mine in longer and it was fine).
• Remove the bread from the pan after 15 minutes and cool thoroughly on the rack.

OATMEAL BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the banana and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Beat into creamed mixture. Stir in oats and nuts. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.

"HOT CHOCOLATE" BANANA-NUT OATMEAL

Steps:

• Bring the almond milk, 1 3/4 cups water, the diced bananas, almond and vanilla extracts and pinch of salt to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat.
• Stir in the oats, cocoa powder and 1 tablespoon of the honey and reduce the heat to medium. Cook, stirring frequently, until the oats are fully cooked to desired consistency, 6 to 7 minutes.
• Transfer to 4 bowls, top with the sliced bananas, walnuts, the remaining 1 tablespoon honey, cinnamon and chocolate chips and serve.

BLUEBERRY BANANA NUT OATMEAL BREAD

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar till fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time, mixing well.
• Stir in banana.
• Combine remaining ingredients, stirring gently.
• Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing just until moistened.
• Turn into a greased and floured loaf pan.
• Bake at 350*F for 50-55 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool on wire rack.