Banana beet bread
May. 3rd, 2011 08:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stillsostrangeI had the beets, I had the squishy bananas. I had to have the bread.
I found this whole wheat banana bread recipe and modified it. My version is vegan, but improved by a slather of butter.
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
.5 cup applesauce + a splash of almond milk (to replace the eggs)
.25+ cup vegetable oil (this was all I had in the bottle--I added an extra splash of almond milk to supplement)
1 cup brown sugar (if you prefer sweeter sweets, use a cup and a half)
3 bananas, smooshed
1 cup grated beets (approx 2 medium beets)
1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon (screw that "pinch" business)
A healthy dash of clove
Pour in a loaf pan and bake at 350 F for 1 hour 15 minutes. (I sprinkled more brown sugar on top for extra noms.)
It's dense and delicious and not dry, but a little more vegetable oil wouldn't hurt. Probably also the healthiest damn thing in the world. I meant to add a pinch of salt and forgot, but it's fine as is. Nuts would also be good, and probably blueberries or cranberries or orange zest, or chocolate, if that's your sort of thing.
I found this whole wheat banana bread recipe and modified it. My version is vegan, but improved by a slather of butter.
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
.5 cup applesauce + a splash of almond milk (to replace the eggs)
.25+ cup vegetable oil (this was all I had in the bottle--I added an extra splash of almond milk to supplement)
1 cup brown sugar (if you prefer sweeter sweets, use a cup and a half)
3 bananas, smooshed
1 cup grated beets (approx 2 medium beets)
1 heaping teaspoon cinnamon (screw that "pinch" business)
A healthy dash of clove
Pour in a loaf pan and bake at 350 F for 1 hour 15 minutes. (I sprinkled more brown sugar on top for extra noms.)
It's dense and delicious and not dry, but a little more vegetable oil wouldn't hurt. Probably also the healthiest damn thing in the world. I meant to add a pinch of salt and forgot, but it's fine as is. Nuts would also be good, and probably blueberries or cranberries or orange zest, or chocolate, if that's your sort of thing.
