Storified by Lucette Delacroix· Sat, Mar 30 2013 21:03:43
Whole wheat bread can be dry or tough and unappetizing. In this chocolate beignets recipe, whole wheat bread is made moist and mouthwatering with bananas and applesauce. A perfect combination, whole-wheat applesauce banana bread is a healthy and nutritious breakfast and also makes a wholesome dessert. This recipe also makes use of buttermilk, which results in a tender and soft crumb, while the whole wheat keeps the outer edges nice and golden crisp and gives the bread a subtly nutty flavor and earthy aroma.
When making whole wheat bread, only use freshly milled whole-wheat flour with no additives. It should be 100% whole wheat. The best place to buy whole-wheat flour is natural health food or whole foods stores, but a lot of groceries also carry them. Just read the labels carefully and make sure it doesn’t contain sugars, bread improvers, enhancements and other extra ingredients. It is also important to use fresh yeast when making this recipe. Use ripe bananas for making delicious banana bread. Even overripe bananas can make wonderful bread and lend it a more intense flavor.
In this recipe, the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients are combined separately and then gradually added together. The butter and sugar are creamed together before the eggs, banana, applesauce, and milk is added. Creaming is an important method and should not be skipped. It incorporates air pockets that result in a lighter and airy loaf. Mix the eggs and whip the ingredients until nice and fluffy and add the wet ingredients. When adding the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mix it as little as you can. Blend them just until all the flour is moist. Overworking the batter will cause the proteins from the flour’s gluten to form and result in chewy and tough bread. The baking powder helps to aerate the dough and is used as a leavening.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a loaf pan and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, milk, and the banana-applesauce mixture. A little at a time, add this butter mixture to the flour mixture. Pour into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 1 hour.
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