Blueberry Banana Nut Bread
Description
Traditional banana nut bread gets fancy with the addition of blueberries. A brown sugar crumble topping is the final touch before it is baked to perfection.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
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2 tablespoons cake flour
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1/2 cup steel-cut oats
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1/2 cup chopped pecans
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1 1/2 cups cake flour
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3 tablespoons cake flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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1/4 cup Greek yogurt
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1/4 cup applesauce
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2 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup mashed banana
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2 tablespoons cold butter
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1/4 cup brown sugar
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 4 1/2x8 1/2-inch loaf pan.
2
Stir and coat blueberries with 2 tablespoons cake flour in a bowl.
3
Mix coated blueberries, oats, pecans, 1 1/2 cups plus 3 tablespoons cake flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
4
Beat white sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, Greek yogurt, and applesauce together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time; beat after each addition. Add vanilla extract and mashed banana; beat lightly until well blended.
5
Stir blueberry-flour mixture into yogurt mixture until just moistened. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Cut butter into 1/4 cup brown sugar in a small bowl until crumbly; sprinkle over batter.
6
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes; remove from pan and cool on wire rack for 1 hour.