There are a few foods that I will forever associate with my grandmother—homemade biscuits, chocolate cake with layers so thin that the icing almost soaks through them, and moist banana nut bread. A long time ago, I realized that I will never—not even in a million years—be able to make a chocolate cake as good as my grandmother's. But I refuse to give up on trying to make a banana nut bread like hers.
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The key to delicious banana nut bread is to use very ripe bananas and to make sure that the end result is super-moist. This veganized version of the grandma classic gets its moisture from a combination of blended silken tofu, soy milk, and a quarter cup of oil.
The finished bread is soft, banana-scented, and laced with crunchy, warm pecans—just like grandma's.
Banana Nut Bread
3/4 cup silken tofu
1 cup of sugar
1/4 cup oil
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup soy milk
1 cup ripe bananas, mashed
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup pecan pieces
•Preheat the oven to 350°F.
•Blend the tofu in a blender until smooth and creamy. Pour into a mixing bowl and beat in the sugar, oil, vanilla, soy milk and bananas.
•In a different bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
•Beat everything together, then fold in the pecans. Pour into an oiled or greased loaf pan. Bake for about 1 hour.
Makes 6-8 servings
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Comments ( 6 )
Mmmm... I can just smell that aroma!
Posted by DJ Karma (VegSpinz) | January 21, 2009 10:00 PM
Posted on January 21, 2009 22:00
making vegan banana bread with silken tofu is the best! i recently made a recipe with orange zest and it was delicious!!
Posted by veggievixen | January 21, 2009 10:55 PM
Posted on January 21, 2009 22:55
This is like Winter in a loaf of bread (and perfect for those of us who neglect our bananas :P).
Posted by Chris | January 21, 2009 11:00 PM
Posted on January 21, 2009 23:00
That's great!!! Sounds good, 'grandma banana nut bread'!!! Banana Na Banana Na ... Na na na ... Anyway, it reminds me about 'Grandma Vi's old-fashioned lavender' bread/muffin/pancake, ha ha!!!
Posted by Radio Barbie | January 28, 2009 10:41 AM
Posted on January 28, 2009 10:41
Just wondering if you can make this bread into muffins? How would the bake time vary? I love muffins in the mornings with my coffee.
Posted by Kathy | February 12, 2009 8:37 AM
Posted on February 12, 2009 08:37
Oh my! I just made this with chocolate chips and hazelnuts. This was my first experience with silken tofu and soy milk. It is amazing!!! Thank you! (P.S. I blogged about it and cited your recipe).
Lizzy
Posted by Lizzy | October 13, 2009 1:48 PM
Posted on October 13, 2009 13:48