2 lb bunch of bananas
3 TBL vegetable oil
3 TBL brown sugar
4 cups whole wheat flour
2 tsp yeast
1 cup walnuts
Preheat an oven to 400º F. Peel and cut into ¼ inch slices
- 2 lb bunch of bananas
This will give you about 1½ pounds of bananas. Place them in a bowl with
- 3 TBL vegetable oil
- 3 TBL brown sugar (see note below)
Stir the mixture, cover a rimmed baking sheet parchment paper and distribute the mixture evenly over the parchment paper. Roast the bananas for 20-30 minutes until they are caramelized. Remove from oven, cool to room temperature, mash the mixture in a bowl.
In a large bowl, combine
- 4 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp yeast
- 1 tsp salt
Stir in the banana mixture and
- 1¼ cup water
You don’t want the mixture to be too wet, but it may be necessary to add more water to get the dough to come together. Add
- 1 cup walnut pieces
and knead them into the mixture. Form the dough into a ball or loaf shape and let rise. I baked this bread at 400º F in a preheated dutch oven for about 45-50 minutes (covered for the first half), but you could easily bake it in a loaf pan or other form. Let cool before slicing.
Note: If you increase the sugar a bit, the banana flavor will be more pronounced.