#1,788: Banana Oat Bread

I'm always looking for easy things to give my kids for breakfast that hopefully has some sort of nutritional value to it!  (The Avenger's cereal my son picked out is not cutting it!!).  My kids really like banana bread (without nuts), so when this recipe added some oats, I was excited to try getting these non-oatmeal loving kids to get some oats in them!  They loved this bread...well the girls did.  Matthew liked it but the Avenger's cereal kept winning out.  Don't judge this bread by how brown it is...I MAY have forgotten it in the oven and over-baked it!  Oops!

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup rolled oats

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 cup sugar

2 large eggs

½ cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 very ripe bananas, mashed (about 1¼ cups)

½ cup chopped pecans or walnuts (I omitted) 

Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C). Grease a 9-inch square baking dish and line the bottom with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, whisked together flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream the sugar and eggs until light and fluffy. Add the vegetable oil, vanilla and mashed banana, beat until combined.Whisk in the flour mixture by hand, about a third at a time, until combined. Stir in nuts.

Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish.  Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.