Whole Wheat Quinoa Strawberry Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup quinoa flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea saltӬ
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup plain whole milk yogurt, room temperature
- 2 room temperature eggs
- 2 1/2 ripe bananas lightly mashed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup strawberries hulled and sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170C. Grease a standard loaf pan and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flours, baking soda, and sea salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on low until it’s pale and light, about 3 minutes. Add the sugar and continue to beat until fully combined. Scrape down the sides, and then mix in the eggs one at a time. Next add in the bananas, yogurt, and vanilla. Fold in the flour, and then strawberries, mixing just until combined. If you’d like, reserve a few berries for the top of the bread.
- Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 60 – 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with just a few crumbs attached. My bread browned considerably in the oven check bread towards the end and tent edges with foil if needed.
- Cool for 20 minutes, remove from bread pan, and cool 40 minutes more before serving.