My husband had been asking me to bake something for his office tea time break. What would be more welcome than banana chocolate bread? My over ripe bananas were handy and soon I was baking this exquisite bread.
Ingredients
- All purpose flour – 1 cup
- Whole wheat flour – ¾ cup
- Cocoa powder- ¼ cup
- Sugar – 1 cup
- Bananas – 3 (mashed)
- Non hydrogenated margarine – ½ cup
- Flax seed (ground) – 2 tablespoons (simmered in 6 tablespoons of water)
- Baking powder- 1 teaspoon
- Baking soda- ¼ teaspoon
- Walnuts – ¼ cup
- Silvered almonds- 3 tablespoons (for garnishing)
- Salt – ½ teaspoon
- Vanilla extract- 1 teaspoon
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a 9 inch bread pan set aside.
2. Bring all the dry ingredients together first. Mix the all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt
3. Beat margarine and sugar in an electric mixer. Stir in simmered flaxseed and beat for a couple of minutes. Stir in mashed bananas and vanilla extract and beat for a couple of minutes more.
4. Now stir in the wet ingredients into the dry mixture and mix well. Stir in chopped walnuts and mix well. Pour the batter into the greased bread pan and garnish with silvered almonds and bake for 55 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven once cake tester inserted comes out clean.
5. Cool in a wire rack and slice once cooled and enjoy!
This bread was very much enjoyed as a snack during tea time in my husband’s office. Try it, so will you!