cinnamon oatmeal banana nut bread

How To Make cinnamon oatmeal banana nut bread

• 1

  Preheat Oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and Flour 2 (9-inch x 5-inch) loaf pans. ** Baker’s Joy can be substituted for greasing and flouring the pans.
• 2

  Coarsely chop 1 Cup Walnut or Pecan Halves and place them in a small bowl/dish. *Can reduce amount to 1/2 Cup or omit altogether if you are allergic to nuts or do not like nuts. Can also substitute or add Chocolate Chips if desired.
• 3

  Pour 1 cup water into a small sauce pan and bring to a full boil for about 1 minute. While water is heating up. Place 1 Cup Oatmeal in a heatproof bowl. When water has reached a full boil. Remove pot from stove and carefully pour boiling water over Oatmeal. Make sure to stir the oatmeal well with a fork and let stand until cool. ** You can also heat water in the microwave using a microwave safe Dish and then microwave on high for 2 - 3 minutes. Remove dish from microwave and add 1 cup Oatmeal to the water and stir well with fork or spoon. Set aside and let cool.
• 4

  In a medium mixing bowl sifting together the all purpose flour, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, salt, and cinnamon until well blended.
• 5

  In a Large mixing bowl using an electric mixer is together softened butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until we’ll mixed. Then add eggs and vanilla extract then mix together until light and fluffy.
• 6

  Next slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture 1/2 cup at a time using electric mixer. Make sure each 1/2 cup addition of the flour mixture is well blended before adding more of the flour mixture. Continue to add flour mixture to butter mixture until all of the flour mixture has been added, and make sure to use a spatula to scrape batter off sides of bowl between each 1/2 cup addition of flour mixture so as to make sure the ingredients are mixed together completely. *** WARNING - Mixture will be thick and appear to be slightly dry.***
• 7

  Once flour and butter mixtures have been combined thoroughly. Add oatmeal to batter making sure oatmeal is thoroughly incorporated into batter. *** The boiling water should have been completely absorbed and the oatmeal should be slightly warm to cool to the touch ***
• 8

  Then peel bananas and place them in a small bowl. Using a fork mash the ripe bananas until there are only small chunks of banana. Pour and fold the mashed bananas into the batter with a spatula until well mixed together. Then fold the coarsely chopped Walnuts or Pecans to batter. Mixture should not be soupy but should be wet. You should be able to easily stir the mixture but it should be similar in thickness to a brownie or muffin mix.
• 9

  Pour batter into loaf pan until pan is about half filled. If there is extra batter pour remaining batter into a second greased and floured 9”x5” loaf pan or you can pour them into a prepared muffin pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 mins to 1 hour. Or until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean.
• 10

  Once Baked take out of oven and cool 15 minutes on cooling rack before removing the loaf from the loaf pan.
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