Made with fresh banana slices, tender oats, chopped nuts, and sweet dates, this Sourdough Banana Bread is the ultimate option for breakfast or dessert.
Course Bread, Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword dates, sourdough banana bread the perfect loaf, sourdough banana bread with oats
½ cupchopped walnuts+ 1/8 cup (pecans can be used)
½ cupchopped dates
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. On a baking sheet, bake oats for six to eight minutes, or until light golden color. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine sugar, oil, milk, eggs, and sourdough.
If using, mix in oil and molasses (if using).
Next, blend in the mashed bananas. Use only two bananas at this time.
Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir to combine.
Chop the walnuts and add ½ cup to the banana bread mixture. Reserve 1/8 cup of the walnuts for the top of the banana bread before baking.
Next, chop the dates. If you bought pitted dates, then they are super easy to use. Stir dates the dates into the mixture.
Blend in ½ cup of the toasted oats and reserve ¼ cup for the top of the bread before baking.
Prepare the loaf pan with parchment paper and oil spray or greasing and flouring the pan.
Fill the loaf pan with the sourdough banana bread mixture.
Carefully, slice a banana length-wise as thin as possible without breaking the slice. If it breaks, it is still okay.
Place the banana slices along the sides of the loaf. Sprinkle with the remaining toasted oats and chopped walnuts around the banana slices.
Bake the bread for 60 minutes and start checking at 50 minutes by inserting a cake tester or toothpick into the center of the bread. When it is done, the tester or toothpick will come out clean
Allow the bread to cool for ten minutes and transfer loaf to a wire rack.