Alana's Banana Breakfast Bread

Dry Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
• 1/2 cup old fashioned rolled oats
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  
• 1/2 tsp. salt

Liquid Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup melted butter or high oleic sunflower oil
• 2/3 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 very ripe bananas, mashed with a fork
• 1 to 2 tbsp fresh grated ginger root (opt)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Blend dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Whip the liquid ingredients together, excluding the bananas and add to the dry. Add the bananas and mix to a smooth consistency. Pour into an oiled bread pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the bread comes out dry. This is delicious spread with natural peanut butter, cream cheese or cottage cheese.
Serves 10 or 12.