Apple Banana Bread
This banana bread uses two kinds of fresh fruit and Greek yogurt, making it a yummy alternative to the traditional banana bread.
Servings: 1 loaf
Ingredients
- 2 cups plus 1 tbsp bread flour, divided
- ¾ cup plus 1 tbsp sugar, divided
- ¾ tsp cinnamon
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 4 small/medium apples, diced (about 1½ to 2 cups)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° and liberally spray a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
- In a medium bowl, mix 2 cups of flour, ¾ cup sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together. Set the bowl aside.
- In a large bowl, add the banana, applesauce, buttermilk, egg, yogurt, and vanilla. Stir well to make sure everything is well-combined.
- Pour the dry ingredients from the medium bowl into the large bowl with the wet ingredients. Stir until just combined. Set this bowl aside.
- In the now-empty medium bowl, combine the diced apples and 1 tbsp of flour. Stir well to coat the apples in the flour. This helps the apples not sink to the bottom while the bread is baking.
- Add the flour-coated apples to the other ingredients in the large bowl. Fold the apples into the mixture.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle the remaining tablespoon of sugar over the top.
- Bake the bread for about one hour, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow the bread to cool for 5 to 10 minutes before transferring to a plate to finish cooling before serving.