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Whole Wheat and Jaggery Eggless Banana Bread

Aanchal Gupta
An eggless banana bread made healthier by using whole wheat flour and jaggery/gur. Not only is this bread healthy its also moist and delicious! The chocolate chips and a hint of cinnamon make it a perfect accompaniment to coffee/tea, for breakfast or as dessert!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 10 f

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large or 3 small overripe bananas
  • 1/2 cup oil any odorless oil, I used canola
  • 1/2 cup milk may need 1-2 additional tbsp
  • 1/4 cup thick yogurt I used Dannon Lowfat plain yogurt
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups Whole wheat Flour/Atta
  • 3/4 cup powdered jaggery/gur
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 tbsp chopped walnuts

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 F
  • Grease and dust a 7 inch round pan(I also like to put parchment/wax paper at bottom for easy release)
  • Warm milk for 30 seconds in a microwave safe bowl. Add the powdered jaggery/gur and mix till the jaggery dissolves.
  • Sieve Wholewheat flour/atta, baking Soda and baking powder
  • Mash the ripe bananas with a fork in a big bowl
  • To the mashed bananas add yogurt,cinnamon,oil and vanilla extract and mix well with a whisk
  • Add the milk/jaggery mix to the above mixture and whisk well
  • Gradually add in the whole wheat flour and fold in gently, do not overmix
  • Add 1-2 tbsp milk if needed to thin out the batter
  • Add 1/8 of the chocolate chips into the mix and give one stir
  • Pour batter into pan and tap the pan a couple of times to remove any air bubbles
  • Top with the remaining chocolate chips, chopped nuts and bake for 35-45 minutes or till toothpick inserted in center comes clean(I baked for approx 40 minutes but kept checking after 35 minutes)
  • Cool in pan for 15-20 minutes
  • Cut only when its completely cool

Notes

The jaggery can be replaced by brown or white sugar. The chocolate chips add a nice chocolatey touch, can increase or decrease quantity as per preference. Can also add a few oats along with walnuts for topping. Walnuts can be replaced by any other nuts of choice or if allergic to nut can be omitted. Can use a loaf pan or a 8 inch pan. Baking times will vary depending on pan size. Start checking with toothpick after 30 minutes if using a different size pan.
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