{"id":175,"date":"2009-11-16T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T18:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topmomblog.com\/?p=175"},"modified":"2011-08-07T18:17:01","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T01:17:01","slug":"a-new-twist-on-banana-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/a-new-twist-on-banana-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Twist on Banana Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-178 aligncenter\" title=\"Pumpkin Banana Bread\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/topmomblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Pumpkin-Banana-Bread.jpg?resize=500%2C379\" alt=\"Pumpkin Banana Bread\" width=\"500\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Pumpkin-Banana-Bread.jpg?w=793&amp;ssl=1 793w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Pumpkin-Banana-Bread.jpg?resize=300%2C227&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Beloved banana bread with an autumn twist along with the health benefits of fiber-rich oatmeal and flax.\u00a0 My 18 year old devoured this bread with peanut butter for breakfast and lunch for three days straight and her BFF declared it the \u201cbread of the gods\u201d. \u00a0A <em>powerful endorsement<\/em> from an age group whose four main food groups are usually sugar, salt, fat, and caffeine \ud83d\ude42 Perfect for school lunches or an afternoon snack for the younger set, too.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div class=\"print-this-button-shell\">\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"print-this-button\" onClick=\"parent.location='https:\/\/shescookin.com\/a-new-twist-on-banana-bread\/?printthis=1&printsect=1'\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Print This!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<!-- Print This Section 1 Start -->\n<div class=\"print-this-content\"><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Pumpkin Banana Bread<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>15-ounce can pumpkin puree<\/p>\n<p>2 ripe bananas<\/p>\n<p>1 t. vanilla<\/p>\n<p>2 large eggs (see <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Notes<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p>2 c. unbleached flour<\/p>\n<p>1 c. quick rolled oats<\/p>\n<p>\u00be c. flax meal<\/p>\n<p>\u00be c. brown sugar<\/p>\n<p>1 \u00bd t. baking powder<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd t. baking soda<\/p>\n<p>\u00bc t. salt<\/p>\n<p>1 t. pumpkin pie spice<\/p>\n<p>Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 2 standard loaf pans with cooking spray.<\/p>\n<p>1. \u00a0In a food processor, combine the pumpkin puree, bananas, vanilla and eggs. Process until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. (A blender works for this step if you don\u2019t have a food processor. Transfer mixture to a mixing bowl to add dry ingredients.)<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0Add the flour, rolled oats, flax meal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice.\u00a0 Process until thoroughly blended. (Use an electric mixer if you transferred the puree from a blender to a mixing bowl.)<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0Divide the batter into the two loaf pans. (This produces a smaller loaf which makes nice \u201ckid-size\u201d slices.)<\/p>\n<p>Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean. 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