Banana Walnut Flax Seed Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup flaxseed meal
• 0.25 cups wheat germ
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.33 teaspoons sea salt
• 2 cups chopped walnuts
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 0.67 cups sunflower seed oil
• 0.33 cups roasted walnut oil
• 0.25 cups plain yogurt
• 5 large ripe bananas , coarsely mashed, or more to taste
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter two 8x4-inch loaf pans.

2. 2

   Whisk whole wheat flour, flaxseed meal, wheat germ, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir walnuts into dry ingredients.

3. 3

   Beat eggs and brown sugar in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until thick and pale, about 3 minutes. Add sunflower seed oil, walnut oil, and yogurt; beat to combine. Stir in mashed bananas and vanilla extract.

4. 4

   Pour egg mixture over dry ingredients and mix briefly, until just moistened. Divide batter between loaf pans.

5. 5

   Bake loaves in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove pans from the oven and let sit 5 minutes, then remove loaves to cool on wire racks.