Olive Oil Banana Bread

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Olive oil and Greek yogurt give this banana bread a moist texture, and the sweet walnut topping adds a delicious crunch.

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup olive oil
1 1/2 cups mashed banana
1/4 cup whole-milk Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons chopped walnuts
1 tablespoon Demerara sugar

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour a 10x5-inch loaf pan.
2 Sift all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together.
3 Beat brown sugar, white sugar, and eggs in a stand mixer or with a hand-held electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Reduce speed to low and slowly drizzle in olive oil until evenly combined. Beat in bananas, Greek yogurt, and vanilla extract until combined. Fold in 1/3 of the flour mixture with a spatula; repeat twice more until flour is fully incorporated.
4 Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle walnuts and Demerara sugar over the top.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes.