Olive Oil Banana Bread

Banana Bread - Bread

A moist banana bread made with olive oil, Greek yogurt (or sour cream), and a crunchy walnut topping. I borrowed techniques from a few recipes to create my ideal recipe!

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 55 mins

Total: 1hr15 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 1 loaf

Olive Oil Banana Bread

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon kosher salt

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¾ cup dark brown sugar

2 tablespoons white sugar

2large eggs eggs

½ cup olive oil

1 ½ cups mashed banana

¼ cup whole-milk Greek yogurt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 tablespoons chopped walnuts

1 tablespoon Demerara sugar

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Bread

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour a 10x5-inch loaf pan.

Step 2

Sift all-purpose flour whole wheat flour baking powder baking soda salt and cinnamon together.

Step 3

Beat brown sugar white sugar and eggs in a stand mixer or with a hand-held electric mixer until light and fluffy about 5 minutes. Reduce speed to low and slowly drizzle in olive oil until evenly combined. Beat in bananas Greek yogurt and vanilla extract until combined. Fold in 1/3 of the flour mixture with a spatula; repeat twice more until flour is fully incorporated.

Step 4

Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle walnuts and Demerara sugar over the top.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean 55 to 60 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Olive Oil Banana Bread

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 407

% Daily Value *

Protein: 6.5g 13%

Carbohydrates: 58.3g 19%

Dietary Fiber: 3.6g 14%

Sugars: 30.4g

Fat: 17.8g 27%

Saturated Fat: 2.9g 14%

Cholesterol: 47.9mg 16%

Vitamin A Iu: 90IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.6mg 27%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 16%

Vitamin C: 3.7mg 6%

Folate: 52.5mcg 13%

Calcium: 72.1mg 7%

Iron: 2mg 11%

Magnesium: 44mg 16%

Potassium: 291.7mg 8%

Sodium: 368.1mg 15%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 23%

Calories From Fat: 159.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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