Moist, tender, and nutritious banana bread with the rich flavors of walnuts and flax seeds. Not too sweet!
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
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1
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Butter two 8x4-inch loaf pans.
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2
Whisk whole wheat flour, flaxseed meal, wheat germ, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir walnuts into dry ingredients.
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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.
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Pour egg mixture over dry ingredients and mix briefly, until just moistened. Divide batter between loaf pans.
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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.
Nutrition Facts
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