Hearty Quick Bread
 
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Serves: 1- 9x5 loaf
Ingredients
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup mashed bananas (2 large bananas)
  • ½ cup apple sauce
  • zest of one orange
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup quick oats
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup finely chopped pitted dates
  • ¾ cup chopped dried fruit (cherries, blueberries,raisins)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 ℉ degrees. Spray one 9x5 inch loaf pan with non-stick spray coating.
  2. Whisk together the eggs, oil, bananas,orange zest and apple sauce.
  3. Sift together the sugar, flour, baking soda,baking powder and salt. Mix in oats.
  4. Add to banana mixture and stir in fruits. Mix well.
  5. Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake 1 hour or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. If loaf is turning too dark cover loosely with foil for last 15 minutes.
  6. Let cool for 10 minutes in pan, then turn onto rack to cool completely.
Recipe by Chateau Elma at https://www.chateauelma.com/hearty-quick-bread