Banana Oatmeal Bread

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Serves: 12 | Serving Size: 1 slice

Ingredients

1/3 cup oil (canola or vegetable)
2 eggs, beaten
2/3 cup white sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup quick cooking oats
11⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed bananas (3 medium bananas)
1⁄4 cup chopped raisins or nuts (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Grease or spray a 9×5” loaf pan.
Beat the oil and eggs with a mixer.
Add sugar and beat until fluffy.
Mix flour, oats, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
Add flour mixture and mashed bananas to oil and egg mixture. Add raisins or nuts if you want. Stir until blended.
Pour mixture into loaf pan. Lay a piece of tinfoil over the top of the pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. When you poke a toothpick near the center of the bread, make sure it comes out clean.
Remove bread from the oven and let it cool for 5-10 minutes. Run a knife between the bread and the sides of the pan. Turn the pan upside down on a baking rack. Cool bread before you cut it.

Tips

You can make this bread without a mixer. Beat the oil and eggs with a lot of energy with a spoon. The bread will rise more if you beat more air into it.
Put whole bananas in the freezer, if they are dark and spotted. Thaw, peel, and mash them when you are ready to make banana bread.
Store the bread in the refrigerator.

This material is provided by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. For more tips like this, visit the Spend Smart, Eat Smart website.