Delicious banana orange walnut bread with goodness of banana and orange with touch of cardamom and toasted walnuts.
How many times you can make banana bread in a month? Possible once or twice, but not more than that!
The chef in me woke up after thinking a lot on how to find a way to use them: Banana bread again or pancakes. Banana bread has more of a fan base than pancakes in my house. So Banana bread, then what? Just make same old banana bread or try to add some extras make it more tasty and flavorful.
This time I had a few oranges also accompanying my bananas in the fruit basket, waiting for use. So I decided to make banana bread with orange. That is with orange zest and orange juice.
This is the extremely intoxicating banana bread I have ever made and I love it. I am finally happy to find one more variation of banana bread. Banana made the bread soft, citrusy flavor gives it a zest; cardamom and vanilla give a nice aroma.
bananabreadphilic, who loves to eat banana bread more than banana itself.
What you need to make this Banana orange walnut bread
All purpose flour: Use unbleached all purpose flour
Wheat flour : Use whole wheat or white wheat flour
Sugar : Granulated sugar for more sweetness.
Egg: act as binder in this recipe
Orange: you can use both fresh orange juice and zest
Banana: try to select most ripe one.
Baking soda and baking powder act as leavener here.
Vanilla extract adds flavor
Salt: brings out the flavor of banana bread
Walnut: Lightly toasted and crushed is needed for the recipe
Cardamom: use green one for more flavor
Canola oil : Fat used in this recipe
Instructions
First make dry ingredients by sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, crushed cardamom and salt.
Set aside orange zest and juice from two orange. Mash bananas using a fork or potato masher and keep aside.
Then make wet ingredients by beating egg with sugar and add orange juice, orange zest , oil and vanilla extract and mix everything incorporated well.
Mix in wet ingredients to dry ingredients
Finally fold in mashed banana and add crushed walnut and fold once again gently.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smoothen the tops with a spatula. .
Bake until skewer comes out clean.
Cool the bread in the pan for 5 minutes and remove it and cool in the wire rack for another 1 hour.
Cut into slices and enjoy as afternoon snack or Breakfast.
Banana Orange Walnut Bread
Equipment
- Loaf pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup : All purpose flour
- ½ cup whole wheat flour
- ¾ cup Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 2 Orange orange zest: 1 teaspoon and orange juice about ⅓ cup + half of ⅓ cup
- 3 Banana
- ½ teaspoon Baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ⅓ cup Walnut Lightly toasted and crushed
- 3 pods Cardamom
- ⅓ cup Canola oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
- Lightly grease the bottom and sides of an 8 ½ by 4 ½ by 2 ½-inch loaf pan with oil. Line the bottom with parchment paper, and then flour the sides of pan.
- Set aside orange zest and juice from two orange. Mash bananas using a fork or potato masher and keep aside.
- In a large bowl sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, crushed cardamom and salt. Keep aside.
- In a medium bowl beat egg with sugar and add orange juice, orange zest , oil and vanilla extract and mix everything incorporated well.
- Gradually add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix everything well.
- Finally fold in mashed banana and add crushed walnut and fold once again gently.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smoothen the tops with a spatula. .
- Bake for 55 minutes or until skewer comes out clean. Cool the bread in the pan for 5 minutes and remove it and cool in the wire rack for another 1 hour.
- Slice the bread and enjoy
Nutrition
This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Swathi says
Yes Mini, Oil is 1/3rd cup. Sorry I have corrected the ingredients now.
MiniBinoy says
swathy, did u forget to mention the qty of oil to be used? but i assume from the pic that its 1/3 rd cup.. rt?
kothiyavunu.com says
Nice flavored, Lovely bread..looks so soft & moist..wish to taste a slice..:)
Nostalgia says
Nice and moist indeed.. good one.
Aparna S Mallya says
Beautifully clicked picture!
RAKS KITCHEN says
Nice combo,craving for some now :_
Priscilla says
yuuummm! Perfect for the afternoon snack!
Have a great day!
Priscilla
Reeni says
This is one way I have never made banana bread! What a great idea. It sounds lovely!
Gulmohar says
Love all kinds of banana bread and this looks heavenly
Adelina says
my neighbour brought me a banana bread the other day....tasted yummy- but now I can use your recipe and make on of my own! (never tried) Great job-
Kairali sisters says
HI Swathi...
I love orange flavored breads and this sound yummy..Love the look of it , so soft and nutty with those walnuts...
Thi sis my first time here and you won me already..
Loved those baked ulli vadas ketto...
Bergamot says
Looks delicious
Sarah Naveen says
wow!! adipoli..so flavorful...wanna have some now..
jayarajmurukkumpuzha says
adipoli..........
sanjeeta kk says
Soft and beautiful texture for this gorgeous bread.
Padhu says
It looks inviting!!
Jaisy James says
wow looks perfect
Niloufer Riyaz says
truly gorgeous!! Feel like having them now!!
Sayantani says
Swathi, for the query at my blog please see this.
Bengali wadi is generally not very spicy like its Punjabi counter part. you can cook this dish with punjabi wadi also. check these links for Bengali wadis.
http://ahomemakersdiary.blogspot.com/2010/01/gayna-naksha-bori-sundried-lentil-paste.html
http://ahomemakersdiary.blogspot.com/2010/01/indian-spices-and-ingredients-from-my.html
Sandhya Hariharan says
lovely clicks of this bread.. i m personally not fond of banana.. need to try someother combo..
Supriya Nair says
Wonderful combination in the bread...luv the color and the texture of the bread...Kuddos!
Sreelekha Sumesh says
Ee bread oke kanichu kothipikatheda.athinte taste eniku feel cheyundu.yummm.
Jen says
this looks perfect! I want a piece of that because I'm so hungry for junk food right now. I'm holding back :S HELP MEE
Have a wonderful day up ahead!
jen @ http://www.passion4food.ca
TasteBuds says
Nice recipe Swathi...I'm glad uts a part of my "LunchBox Treats" Event
Silence Sings says
Dear Swati, from the last couple of days I have started making breads...And i am too happy with results...bookmarking this recipe...looks so tempting and healthy....will surely try it...
Sangi says
Banana bread with orange is very new to me.. Love the pics..
Pushpa says
Fabulous banana bread...so flavorful...
Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com
Ameya says
Banana bread with orange and walnuts!! You've got my vote 🙂
Swathi says
Jagruti you can omit egg, try adding some yogurt to replace the egg or increase the amount of banana.
Usha says
Fantastic combination of flavors, looks superb!
Faith says
The texture of your bread looks perfectly moist and I love the addition of orange! I bet this is lovely with tea!
Jagruti જાગૃતિ says
wow..I can smell that bread here...would love to have with cup of tea...can I omit an egg?
Joanne says
It's always good to spruce things up a bit and cook outside the box. I've never thought to combine orange and banana but this sounds so tasty!
Indie.Tea says
I know how you feel about the spotty bananas...and it always seems when I want banana bread or muffins, the spotty bananas have disappeared!
The bread sounds delicious...so complex, so many flavors.
Priya says
Thats a beautiful looking and droolworthy bread, bananas and nuts together always works out wonder..
divya says
lovely bread...
Nitha says
Perfectly baked one..
Hamaree Rasoi says
Lovely bread , so inviting. Would love to bake such a unique bread one day.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
PALATABLE says
Great combo, looks moist and delicious, love the addition of zest in this recipe...
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Sayantani says
lovely crumbly bread...am simply drooling here at the first picture with that thick slice.
Sushma Mallya says
Lovely lovely combo,def worth trying
Pari says
Nice variation to the regular banana bread, will surely taste nice with the extra citrusy flavor.
FOODELICIOUS
Satya says
beautiful bread ..looks very inviting ..yummy
Satya
http://www.superyummyrecipes.com
reciperoll.com says
Very healthy n moist bread...
srividhya Ravikumar says
omg...swathiiiiiiiiiii..tempting dear....lovelyyyy...
sinfullyspicy says
That looks so moist and I like the opening statement of your post..the spinning thing 🙂
tempting clicks
aipi says
Droolz! The picture of bread is lovely and tempting!
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