Nanna’s Banana Bread

Ingredients

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup plain flour

1/2 cup oat flour (just use your blender to grind up some rolled oats) or sub and extra 1/2 whole wheat flour

4 oz butter – let it soften

2 eggs

3/8 cup maple syrup (if this hurts your head it is one 1/4 cup plus another half a 1/4 cup. ;-))

1/4 cup white sugar

2 ripe bananas mashed – If you have an old mushy banana even better. I throw old bananas when they are really dark in the freezer – while I am letting the butter soften, I get them out. Be sure to save the juices as they unfreeze.

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

Directions

  1. Mash the bananas and set aside.

  2. Mix butter (let it soften) and sugar with an electric mixer for 2 minutes 

  3. Add Maple Syrup and eggs – mix for one minute

  4. Mix in bananas for 1 minute

  5. Add flour (1/2 cup at a time) – mix in by hand so flour does not fly everywhere

  6. Add vanilla & baking power

  7. Bake for 40 minutes @ 340F — NOTE >> I live just above 7000ft – see suggestions below if you do not live at altitude.  If you make adjustments, please let me know and I will update this post.

ADJUSTMENTS IF YOU LIVE BELOW 5000FT

  1. Add 1/8 teaspoon baking powder: 

  2. May need to increase sugar or maple syrup by 1-2 tablespoons

  3. Increase liquid: Add 1 tablespoon of milk

  4. Decrease oven temperature by 25 degrees F.


PRO TIP - FROM A BELOW AVERAGE BAKER

When measuring your flour, spoon it into your measuring cup. Don’t scoop directly into your measuring cup. This will pack it down and be too much flour.

One Loaf Calorie estimate
* 205 – Whole Wheat Flour
* 225 – Regular Flour
* 155 – Oat Flour
* 160 – Banana
* 195 – Sugar
* 315 – Maple Syrup
* 140 – Eggs
* 815 – Butter

=2210 Calories.

(I get about 9 slices = 245 per slice)