Maple-banana Bread With Flax

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 cup ground flax seeds
• 1/4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
• 2 eggs
• 2 bananas, mashed
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 lightly butter a 9" x 5" loaf pan or coat with cooking spray.
• 3 in a large bowl, using a fork, stir the flours with the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and ginger until blended.
• 4 stir in the ground flaxseed and the nuts.
• 5 make a well in the centre.
• 6 in another mixing bowl, lightly beat the eggs, then stir in the mashed bananas, syrup, oil and vanilla until blended.
• 7 pour into the well in the flour mixture.
• 8 stir just until evenly mixed.
• 9 immediately pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• 10 bake in the centre of the oven until a cake tester inserted in the centre right to the bottom comes out clean, about 50 minutes.
• 11 let stand 5 minutes in the pan on a rack, then turn out on the rack to cool.