1/2 cup am oat bran
1/2 cup am oat flakes
3/4 cup hot milk, soymilk or water
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup unrefined vegetable oil
2 egg whites - beaten until fluffy
1 1/2 cup am whole wheat pastry flour
1 tbsp non-alum baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup chopped pecans
Directions
Combine first three ingredients, set aside to cool, combine mashed
bananas, honey, vegetable oil, beaten egg whites, then stir into oat
mixture. Mix dry ingredients together and stir into oat mixture. Pour
batter into an oiled bread pan. Bake at 350 F. for 1 hour or until
done.
Source: Arrowhead Mills "Oat Bran Recipes" tri-fold Reprinted by
permission of Arrowhead Mills, Inc. Electronic format courtesy of:
Karen Mintzias
Servings: 1 loaf
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Categories: Banana; Bread; Breads; Fruit
The History of Recipes
Recipes as an idea can be tracked back into antiquity, in truth as far back as the ancient Egyptians, and quite possibly further than that. Interesting though that is, generally, these old records were just basic hieroglyphic recipes for food preparation.
In an interesting twist, the most ancient recipe found, according to experts in ancient history are some ancient tablets in Sumerian describing the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made drinkers feel `wonderful`. Progressing into Roman times 25BC a man called Apicius compiled a collection of documents which described recipes cooked by his fellow Romans. In his scrolls, he tells us how the meals of wealthy Romans were split into hors d`oeuvres, main course and dessert, a very modern way of dining. Additionally, he recounts how the ancient Romans were skilled in the use of many different spices and herbs, including some that we all recognise such as bay, mint and dill. Continuing our culinary historical journey, there are two books which date from the fourteenth century : a book titled `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary titled `Curye on Inglish`. Despite their titles, these books are unconnected to the indian food that we all know today, but instead recipes for the types of food enjoyed by the rich and wealthy people of those days. Later on, in the 15th century, the Crusaders brought back many new spices and herbs from the Middle-East, including spices like basil and rosemary. The introduction of these new culinary ideas caused a torrent in recipe manuscripts, most of which are kept safe in private libraries. When we get to the twentieth century, cooking books were starting to become popular mostly due to increased literacy, people having increased spare time and a general increase in wealth. |
We hope you enjoy this Banana Oat Bread recipe.
