Whole Wheat Banana Bread, made with bananas, whole wheat, and walnuts, is a truly delicious treat. Let's explore how to easily bake this delightful bread at home.
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- Here's how I make Whole Wheat Banana Bread at Debjanir Rannaghar!
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- A few easy baking recipes from Debjanir Rannaghar!
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Debjani's Note
Mehebub always jokes when he eats banana bread, saying, "I don't get why you call it bread! It's totally cake!" And honestly, I'm not sure why either! What I do know is that banana bread tastes amazing. If you find yourself with overripe bananas that no one wants to eat, this recipe is a lifesaver. Plus, I like to make it healthy by using whole wheat flour.
My husband and our little one tend to create chaos, especially when I'm away. This time was no exception! I returned from a three-day office trip to Chennai to find a seriously messy house and, among other oddities, six overripe bananas. After cleaning up with my two helpers (read, the father-daughter), I decided to put those bananas to good use. I baked two fresh loaves of whole wheat banana bread. This marked my first Christmas baking adventure for 2014!
Whole Wheat Banana Bread, a few details!
This banana bread, made with mashed bananas, is a lighter take on the traditional recipe. I've swapped out a few ingredients to reduce calories without sacrificing flavor. Instead of all-purpose flour, I use whole wheat flour, a healthier choice that also adds a delightful texture to the bread, thanks to its natural fiber. And to further cut calories, I've replaced butter with refined vegetable oil. The result? A delicious and guilt-free treat!
Here's how I make Whole Wheat Banana Bread at Debjanir Rannaghar!
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Whole Wheat Banana Bread | Step by step Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 2.5 cup Whole Wheat Flour can be replaced with All Purpose Flour
- 3 Over Ripped Banana more the ripeness more the taste
- 150 g Powdered Sugar 1 Cup
- 2 Egg
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Essence
- 150 ml Refined Vegetable Oil can be replaced with Butter
- 3 tablespoon Walnut optional
Instructions
Prep Work
- Use a fork to smash the bananas. Don't use a food processor because we want some chunks for a bread that has more crunch.
- We need to mix the dry ingredient and the wet ingredient in separate bowls.
Mixing Dry Ingredients
- Put the whole wheat flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl and set it aside.
- Sift it once or twice.
Mixing Wet Ingredients
- Now, let's get the wet ingredient ready.
- Add powdered sugar to the smashed bananas and mix well with a fork or spoon.
- Then, pour in the oil and mix.
- Add the eggs one at a time and mix everything together.
- Now, add the vanilla.
- Mixing Dry and Wet Ingredient Together
- Mix one-third of the flour mix into the wet mix. After it's mixed well, add another part and mix. Finish by adding the last of the flour mix.
- Add chopped walnuts to the mix.
- Now the mix is ready to bake.
Baking Whole Wheat Banana Bread
- Turn on the oven to 160 degrees C and let it heat up for 10 minutes before mixing everything.
- Get a bread pan and grease it with oil, then dust it with a bit of flour.
- Put the bread mix into the pan.
- Don't fill the pan too full. Filling it about two-thirds of the way is good because we've used things like baking powder, baking soda, and eggs to help the bread rise.
- Bake at 160 degrees Celsius for 50 to 60 minutes, but start checking it after 45 minutes.
- Stick a toothpick into the bread to see if it's ready. If the toothpick comes out clean, the bread is done.
- Remove the pan and set it on a rack. Take the bread out of the pan to enjoy your delicious banana bread.
- Even though banana bread can last over a week where I live, it usually gets eaten in just one day.
Notes
- You can use regular flour instead of whole wheat flour (either half and half or all regular flour). However, I like whole wheat flour because it's healthier and adds a nice texture to the bread because of the fiber.
- You can use butter instead of cooking oil, but I prefer oil because it's healthier.l.
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- Chocolate Cupcake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (Also known as a classic chocolate cupcake)
- Traditional Scottish Dundee Cake (also known as Dundee cake)
- Taler Bibikhana Pitha (Also known as Taler Pithe or Sugar Palm Cake)
- Mawa Cupcake with Nolen Gur Butter Cream Frosting (Also known as Mawa cake)
- Indian Christmas Cake (Also known as Rich Fruit Cake or Indian Fruitcake)
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- Eggless Strawberry Oatmeal Bars Recipe (Also known as Strawberry Oatmeal breakfast bars)
- Strawberry Tart (also known as Easy fruit tart)
- Classic Waffle (Also known as sweet waffle or basic waffle)
- Whole Wheat Strawberry Banana Muffins (Also known as fruit muffin)
- Daab Chingri (Also known as Prawn Cooked in Tender Coconut)
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About Debjani Chatterjee Alam
I am Debjani Chatterjee Alam. A CSR specialist by profession and a food writer, food blogger, and food photographer as well. I live in Kolkata along with my Husband Mehebub who is an architect by profession, my daughter Pasta, and also my dog daughters Coffee and Luchi.
Rimzim Basu says
Awesome recipe, Debjani 🙂 But I feel butter is healthier. Especially if it is homemade. Refined Oil is processed and it's not healthy in any way.
Debjani says
Well, the calorie needs to be counted, dear 😉 moreover, in case of butter ( if that is not homemade) preservatives will be there..