28 Responses to “Banana Nut Bread – Whole Wheat Bread Recipe”

1. Shivani Says:
   July 17th, 2008 at 3:38 pm

   Hi!

   I’m following your recipes but can you suggest eggless banana bread?

   would be great!

   Thanks,
   Shivani

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2. hetal Says:
   July 18th, 2008 at 1:16 am

   Hi Shivani,

   Feel free to leave the egg out. The applesauce and bananas add quite a bit of moisture to the bread. You may want to use 1 cup all-purpose flour and 1 cup whole wheat flour as whole wheat tends to be a little on the dry side. Let us know how it comes out.

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3. Shivani Says:
   July 18th, 2008 at 5:43 pm

   Thanks for the quick reply. I’ll try.

   Please try to show us more baking stuff “eggless”.

   would be great for purely vegetarian People.

   Thanks Hetal

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4. Anonymous Says:
   July 22nd, 2008 at 8:10 pm

   Hi Hetal & Anuja,

   What is the purpose of using apple sauce in this recipe? Is it a must ingredient? Is there any option other than the walnuts or pecans?

   Thanks

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5. hetal Says:
   July 22nd, 2008 at 9:29 pm

   Applesauce serves a couple of purposes in this recipe. You use less fat (butter) and sugar. You can leave it out but will probably need to compensate with a little extra butter and sugar. Walnut or pecans add a nice nutty crunch but if you don’t prefer them, you can definitely leave them out.

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6. suji Says:
   August 2nd, 2008 at 6:56 am

   i was thinking cud u suggest a way i can make the same without using an oven as i don’t have one. I have a fridge and stove and pressure cooker.Do email me ur reply. Btw, this is the first time i am going thru ur site. i really enjoyed going the videos. I particularly like the way u explain every small detail in cooking as i am v bad at cooking…i have not tried anything yet.but i def wil do dat soon!Kudos!

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7. hetal Says:
   August 2nd, 2008 at 4:03 pm

   Thanks Suji!

   Regarding baking without an oven…we have never tried this but have heard that you can bake in a pressure cooker. You have to fill the bottom of the pressure cooker with 1 inch of sand. Remove the weight and gasket from the cooker lid. Close the lid and turn your stove on to heat the sand and inside of the cooker. Then, place your pan with the cake/bread batter on top of the sand. Close the lid and “bake”. Let us know if you try it out and how it works.

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8. Indu Says:
   August 20th, 2008 at 5:06 pm

   I would like to know if we can use egg beater instead of egg.

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9. anuja Says:
   August 21st, 2008 at 3:59 pm

   Hi Indu,
   Yes,you can use egg beaters.

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10. Bindu Says:
    November 11th, 2008 at 9:15 pm

    Hi Hetal and Anuja

    Thanks so much for the wonderful recipes. They are simply superb. Have tried many of them .. inspite of being a person absolutely not interested in cooking. They came out really good except the “Peda”. It came out to be too soft. Could not understand .. whether its because I heated it on the gas .. I don’t have a microwave. Thanks once again.

    Bindu

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11. rakhee Says:
    February 4th, 2009 at 11:06 pm

    Hi hetal n anuja,

    I’ll be making this dish soon but i have a concern. I have unbleached bread flour and not one(whole wheat flour) which you have used? Can I make this bread using bread flour? If yes then are there any variations in the recipe.

    Thanks
    Rakhee

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12. hetal Says:
    February 5th, 2009 at 2:59 pm

    Hi Rakhee,

    I have never tried making this recipe with bread flour, but I have used regular all-purpose flour. The recipe is exactly the same if using all-purpose flour (maida). If I’m not mistaken, I think bread flour has baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) in it to make it rise. If you check the ingredients on the package, you can tell for sure. If it has it, then you can omit the baking soda from this recipe. Let us know if you try it and if it works well.

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13. rakhee Says:
    February 5th, 2009 at 4:36 pm

    Hi Hetal,
    Thx for the quick reply.. You guys are great. I always get quick and good replies from u. I enjoy making your recipes and they always come out great without fail.

    Cheers to both of you.
    Luv n luck
    rakhee

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14. Sweta Says:
    March 6th, 2009 at 8:00 pm

    Hi Anuja & Hetal
    I tried making banana nut bread it taste really very gud but some crack appear on the top portion of cake so wat was the reason for tat.

    How can v freeze ripe banana?
    Thanx

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15. krithika Says:
    March 23rd, 2009 at 3:01 pm

    Dear Hetal and Anuja

    Very good recipe. Finally had the courage to try this without the eggs, guess what? Didn’t miss the eggs at all. The mixture seemed (1 cup of wheat flour and all purpose flour) to be little bit dry and I had to add an extra 4 oz. of apple sauce and voila!!! it turned out great. As you suggested my family had it for break fast this morning. You put a big smile on my kids face this morning. I am sure their whole day will be a blast. Thank you so much for all your recipes and my hugs and love to both of you.

    Love
    Krithika.

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16. hetal Says:
    March 23rd, 2009 at 11:40 pm

    Hi Krithika,

    Good you tried it out! Now, if someone asks about an eggless version of this cake, we’ll let them know about your results. Thanks.

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17. Leena Says:
    March 26th, 2009 at 11:29 am

    Hi Hetal & Anuja,

    I chanced upon your site by accident and kudos to both of you for your efforts in reaching out to us!

    I don’t get pecan and cranberries at my place? Is there a equally good substitute for this? Also, I don’t get apple sauce.. Could I use apple crush instead?

    Appreciate your reply. Thanks

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18. anuja Says:
    March 26th, 2009 at 12:55 pm

    Hi Leena,
    Great substitutes for pecan and cranberries are walnuts and raisins (or chopped dates).

    As for the apple sauce. the main purpose of it is to bring moisture to the bread without using the oil. If the apple crush is of apple sauce consistency, you can easily substitute it. If it is not then, we suggest you use a little bit of oil along with the apple crush so the cake is not too dry.

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19. nivi Says:
    April 3rd, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    hi hetal and anuja,

    this recipe is excellent..
    i tried this recipe with a little fusion with fuit cake recipe. I ‘added a little spice to’ it too..garam masala in addition to ground cinnamon. turned out really really well. i tried it with bits of fresh apple roasted in just a li’l butter along with mashed banana, other dry fruits, peels and nuts. am surprised myself that i could make an excellent fruit cake that surelay was better than any store bought cake. my hubby just loved it. Hats off to you guys!! looking forward for more recipes from ya..

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20. Priya Says:
    May 1st, 2009 at 10:38 pm

    Hi,
    I tried out this recipe without egg. I put half-a-can of sweetened condensed milk. The result was gr8!!!
    I am a big fan of baking and was pretty unsuccessful until i tried ur eggless dates and walnut cake and banana nut bread.. Thumbs up girls! U made my day!!!!

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21. Harsha Says:
    May 19th, 2009 at 5:38 pm

    Hi Anuja and Hetal,

    Thanks for your wonderful and easy recipe. Normally for breads or cakes one has to wash a heavy load of vessels after making it. But this does not involve all that. Moreover my husband was very happy after eating this bread.

    Thanks again to both of you. Hope we keep on enjoying your recipes like this in future too.

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22. Pinal Says:
    July 13th, 2009 at 6:46 pm

    I want to make this bread but do not have wheat flour, can I use only all purpose flour and no eggs and keep all the other ingredients the same? Will the bread give good results?

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    hetal Reply:
    July 14th, 2009 at 2:24 pm

    Hi Pinal,

    Yes, other viewers have tried it with all purpose flour and no eggs and still came out great. Good luck!

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23. noor Says:
    August 14th, 2009 at 3:03 am

    hi anuja n hetal,
    yesterday i tried banana nut bread, it was very very yummy and very fulfilling. but one thing i want to know that why my bread got a very big crack line in the centre?? my husband liked it a lot and he told me to make one loaf for his friends for sunday party. actually i first time tried baking and dnt knw much about it.

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    hetal Reply:
    August 14th, 2009 at 5:01 am

    Hi Noor,

    The crack is normal…it’s just the hot air escaping from the dough. It doesn’t affect the taste or texture of the bread.

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24. Bela Says:
    October 31st, 2009 at 9:41 pm

    Hi Anuja and Hetal,
    I tried the Banana Nut Bread recipe, it turned out really good, now i made it several times it was good every time. I never used egg in this recipe,but now i know Flex seeds can be used insted of eggs, i will try that too. It was any way good without eggs.

    I will also try Naan recipe too with Flax Seeds.

    Thank You.

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25. Jayashree Says:
    November 18th, 2009 at 6:08 am

    Hi,
    Thanks for posting this recipe. Just wanted to know if I can bake this without a loaf pan, as i don’t have one. Can i use a cake pan to bake this bread? I have a 9 by 1.5 inch cake pan.
    Also do let me know how can i post recipes onto ur website?
    Thank u for your time & response

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    hetal Reply:
    November 18th, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    Hi Jayashree,

    You can definitely use a cake pan for this recipe. Be careful, the baking time will probably be less so keep a close eye on it.

    You can post your recipes on our community:
    http://community.showmethecurry.com

    It may take some time for the recipe to show up as we’ve had some trouble with spammers lately.

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