Banana-Nut-Chocolate Chip Quick Bread
Ingredients:
- 1½ cups whole-wheat pastry flour, (see Ingredient Note) or whole-wheat flour
- 1½ cups whole-wheat pastry flour, (see Ingredient Note) or whole-wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup nonfat buttermilk, (see Tip)
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups diced bananas
- ½ cup chopped toasted walnuts, (see Tip), plus more for topping if desired
- ½ cup mini chocolate chips
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 400°F for muffins, mini loaves and mini Bundts or 375°F for a large loaf. (See pan options, below.) Coat pan(s) with cooking spray.
- Whisk whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in a large bowl. Whisk eggs, buttermilk, brown sugar, butter, oil and vanilla in another large bowl until well combined.
- Make a well in the dry ingredients and stir in the wet ingredients until just combined. Add bananas, walnuts and chocolate chips. Stir just to combine; do not overmix. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan(s). Top with additional walnuts, if desired.
- Bake until golden brown and a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, 22 to 25 minutes for muffins or mini Bundts, 35 minutes for mini loaves, 1 hour 10 minutes for a large loaf. Let cool in the pan(s) for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack. Let muffins and mini Bundts cool for 5 minutes more, mini loaves for 30 minutes, large loaves for 40 minutes.
- Pan options:
- 1 large loaf (9-by-5-inch pan)
- 3 mini loaves (6-by-3-inch pan, 2-cup capacity)
- 6 mini Bundt cakes (6-cup mini Bundt pan, scant 1-cup capacity per cake)
- 12 muffins (standard 12-cup, 2½-inch muffin pan)
- Make Ahead Tip: Store, individually wrapped, at room temperature for up to 2 days or in the freezer for up to 1 month.
- Ingredient note: Whole-wheat pastry flour, lower in protein than regular whole-wheat flour, has less gluten-forming potential, making it a better choice for tender baked goods. You can find it in the natural-foods section of large supermarkets and natural-foods stores. Store in the freezer.
- Tips: No buttermilk? You can use buttermilk powder prepared according to package directions. Or make “sour milk”: mix 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup milk.
- To toast chopped walnuts, place in a small dry skillet and cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant and lightly browned, 2 to 4 minutes.
Nutrition information
- Serving size: ¾-inch-thick slice
- Per serving: 273 calories; 11 g fat(3 g sat); 3 g fiber; 40 g carbohydrates; 6 g protein; 12 mcg folate; 36 mg cholesterol; 16 g sugars; 123 IU vitamin A; 2 mg vitamin C; 55 mg calcium; 1 mg iron; 185 mg sodium; 184 mg potassium
- Carbohydrate Servings: 2½
- Exchanges: 1 starch, 1.5 other carb, 2 fat
source: eatingwell
