FRUIT AND MOLASSES SWEETENED BANANA BREAD

Fruit and Molasses Sweetened Banana Bread image

This is a conglomeration of all the healthy/hippie Banana Bread versions I've read over the years. It's definitely inspired by the Laurel's Kitchen banana bread.

Provided by Kendra PeloJoaquin

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 large loaf

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon herbes de provence
1 teaspoon ginger
2 beaten eggs
3 small bananas, mashed
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup molasses
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup yogurt
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup rolled oats
2 apples, pulp from two juiced apples
1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)
1/2 cup pecans (chopped)
1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375.
Butter your (pans). This will make a huge loaf of bread or a small loaf and six muffins.
Add oats to yogurt and water. You could substitute 1 cup buttermilk here.
Mix the flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, Herbs.
Beat the eggs.
In another bowl mash the bananas and add to the eggs.
Cream the butter with the molasses. Add mixture to eggs/bananas.
Dump applesauce, apple pulp, yogurt/oats and nuts to the wet mixture.
Mix the wet with the dry as thoroughly as possible.
Pour batter into pan(s).
Sprinkle pumpkin seeds and a little more Herbs de provence on top.
Bake at 375 for 45 minutes to an hour until inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3056.4, Fat 160.8, SaturatedFat 46.3, Cholesterol 560.9, Sodium 3004.9, Carbohydrate 371.3, Fiber 52.6, Sugar 124.4, Protein 75.2