Beernana Bread

Name: Beernana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 1 loaf (16 pieces).
Ingredients: 3 cups self-rising flour; 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium); 1 bottle (12 ounces) wheat beer; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon sesame seeds; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 55 min. + cooling YIELD: 1 loaf (16 pieces).

Really, it's simple arithmetic…or something like that: Beer is good. Banana bread is good. Beernana bread is great! Even guys who don't know their way around the kitchen can pull this one off. —Steve Cayford, Dubuque, Iowa

Ingredients

3 cups self-rising flour
3/4 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
1 bottle (12 ounces) wheat beer
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, mix flour, oats and brown sugar. In another bowl, mix bananas, beer and maple syrup until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened.
2. Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Drizzle with oil; sprinkle with sesame seeds and salt. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 55-60 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 173 calories, 2g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 304mg sodium, 35g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein. Diabetic exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 fat.

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