Pumpkin-Banana-Applesauce Bread
Description
Why choose between banana bread and pumpkin bread when you can have both? This easy recipe adds applesauce to keep things moist and makes 3 loaves or 3 dozen muffins.
Ingredients
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4 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
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1 cup white sugar
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 1/2 teaspoons salt
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1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
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1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
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3 cups pumpkin puree
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1 1/2 cups unsweetened applesauce
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3 eggs
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2 medium bananas, mashed
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 9x5-inch loaf pans.
2
Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves together in a large bowl. Mix pumpkin puree, applesauce, eggs, and bananas together in another bowl. Add pumpkin mixture to the flour mixture, mixing until well blended. Pour batter evenly into the prepared loaf pans.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 60 minutes.