{"id":1479,"date":"2009-03-13T14:09:35","date_gmt":"2009-03-13T19:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/?p=1479"},"modified":"2012-01-05T15:50:45","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T21:50:45","slug":"not-so-good-bread-and-super-yummy-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/not-so-good-bread-and-super-yummy-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Not so good bread and super yummy bread"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night I attempted to make a whole wheat bread I hadn’t yet tried.<\/p>\n

It didn’t rise much and turned out to be much more dense than I had hoped. My sweet three year-old enjoyed it… but I think that was only because we put lots of honey on it. The rest of it didn’t take more than one bite. My seven year-old spit his out.<\/p>\n

At least my husband had something nice to say: “Thank you for trying so hard.”<\/p>\n

Today I had to right the wrong… plus we didn’t have any bread in the house and that is almost never a good thing.<\/p>\n

So I went back to the breadmaking I knew and tossed some ingredients in the breadmaker and let it do its thing to make delicious dough. I decided to just go with a simple white bread this time.<\/p>\n

After the dough stage I like to take it out and braid it before I bake in a more traditional-sized loaf pan. It just seems more air-y and when it’s a more traditional size, I find it easier for sandwiches.<\/p>\n

While that was kneading, inspiration hit again and I started assembling ingredients for a new banana bread recipe using whole wheat.<\/p>\n

For the first time I actually added the walnut to my banana bread. I’m not a nut-in-the-cookies type of girl at ALL, so this was a real stretch for me. But my daughter was helping and kept nibbling on some walnuts so I decided to give it a try. And, as it turned out, I really liked it!<\/p>\n

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This recipe was different from most in that it wasn’t as soggy\/mushy as some recipes turn out… at least for me. It was soft and smooth, though, with a touch of crunch at the crust. I kept going back for nibbles until I finally decided to wrap it up and put it away before I regretted my lack of self-control.<\/p>\n

After the banana bread came out of the oven I popped the white bread in for baking. And that, as always, made me smile. It came out beautifully. (And I am certainly no chef in the kitchen. Really. Just to prove it, here’s a link to my very first breadmaker experience<\/a>. )<\/p>\n

The scent of the regular bread is actually taunting me right now, inviting me to make a sandwich. As soon as I type the banana bread recipe, I will be off to enjoy some of that fresh, warm, bread. (You just cannot get it that good and fresh at the store…)<\/p>\n

In the event you’re up for some delicious, easy banana bread, here’s the recipe:<\/p>\n

Whole Wheat Banana Nut Quick Bread<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 teaspoons baking powder<\/p>\n

1 teaspoon salt<\/p>\n

2\/3 cup sugar<\/p>\n

1 2\/3 cup whole wheat flour<\/p>\n

1 egg<\/p>\n

\u00bc cup heart-healthy butter spread<\/p>\n

1\/3 cup skim milk<\/p>\n

\u00bc teaspoon lemon extract or 1 teaspoon lemon peel<\/p>\n

2 ripe bananas<\/p>\n

2\/3 cup walnuts, chopped<\/p>\n

1. Preheat oven to 350\u00b0 (Thanks to another Amy<\/a> for teaching us how to make that symbol appear!)<\/p>\n

2. Spray bread pan with olive oil or cooking spray.<\/p>\n

3. Combine baking powder, salt sugar and flour. Set aside.<\/p>\n

4. Combine egg, butter, milk, lemon and bananas until well-blended.<\/p>\n

5. Add flour mixture to wet ingredients.<\/p>\n

6. Add walnuts, reserving some for the top of the loaf.<\/p>\n

7. Pour in to pan. Sprinkle remaining walnuts on top and bake for 1 hour.<\/p>\n

8. Enjoy!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Okay.. I gotta go. That bread is calling my name.<\/p>\n

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