Ingredients

  • 2 cups (8 Ounces) Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
  • 3/4 cups Maple Sugar, Sucanat, Rapadura, Demerara Or Granulated Sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1/2 teaspoons Salt
  • 3 whole Large, Darkly Speckled Bananas, Mashed Well (about 11/2 Cups)
  • 1/4 cups Plain Yogurt
  • 2 whole Large Eggs, Lightly Beaten
  • 6 Tablespoons Butter, Melted And Cooled
  • 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 4 Tablespoons Poppy Seeds

Method

  • 1) Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
  • 2) In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. In a medium bowl, mix the mashed bananas, yogurt, eggs, butter, and vanilla until well blended. Gently fold the banana mixture into the dry ingredients with a rubber spatula just until combined. Fold in the poppy seeds. Batter will be thick and chunky.
  • 3) Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 55-60 minutes.
  • 4) Remove from oven and cool in pan for 5 minutes. Gently loosen the edges with a knife. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.