Banana Nut Oatmeal Bread

This bread has all the qualities of a quick bread plus great texture and a heavenly crust. The riper the bananas, the better the flavor. Steel-cut oats are the old-fashioned kind that are not pre-cooked, quick-cooking, or instant. You can find them in health food stores or in groceries that carry specialty type items.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 236 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup quick cooking oats
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ⅓ cup boiling water
• 1 cup mashed bananas
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• ¼ cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
• ⅓ cup steel cut oats
• ¼ cup powdered buttermilk

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Soak the steel cut oats in the boiling water. Let cool to room temperature.

Step 2

Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select cycle; press Start. If your machine has a Fruit setting, add the nuts at the signal, or about 5 minutes before the kneading cycle has finished.