Powerhouse Banana Bread

Name: Powerhouse Banana Bread
Total time: 80
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon white sugar (Optional); 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (Optional); 2 cups whole wheat flour; 1 ½ cups quick cooking oats; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking soda; 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon (Optional); ½ teaspoon salt; 2 cups dark brown sugar, packed; ¾ cup butter (Optional); 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream; 6 very ripe bananas, mashed; 3 eggs; 2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups chopped dates; 1 cup chopped walnuts; ½ cup toasted flake coconut (Optional); ¼ cup dark brown sugar, divided; 2 tablespoons chopped dates, divided; 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts, divided; 2 tablespoons toasted flake coconut, divided (Optional); 1 tablespoon butter, melted (Optional)

Recipe by Amna Kazmi from allrecipes.com

1 Hr. 20 Mins.

Ingredients

24 servings

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1 tablespoon white sugar (Optional)
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2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (Optional)
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2 cups whole wheat flour
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1 ½ cups quick cooking oats
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon baking soda
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1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon (Optional)
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½ teaspoon salt
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2 cups dark brown sugar, packed
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¾ cup butter (Optional)
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1 (16 ounce) container sour cream

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6 very ripe bananas, mashed
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3 eggs
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2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
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2 cups chopped dates
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1 cup chopped walnuts
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½ cup toasted flake coconut (Optional)
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¼ cup dark brown sugar, divided
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2 tablespoons chopped dates, divided
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2 tablespoons chopped walnuts, divided
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2 tablespoons toasted flake coconut, divided (Optional)
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1 tablespoon butter, melted (Optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease 4 loaf pans, 7x3-inch size. Combine 1 tablespoon white sugar with 2 teaspoons cinnamon in a small bowl. Dust the insides of the greased loaf pans with the cinnamon sugar.
Stir whole wheat flour, oats, all-purpose flour, baking soda, 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Beat 2 cups brown sugar with 3/4 cup butter in a separate mixing bowl until creamy. Beat in sour cream, bananas, eggs, and vanilla extract until smooth. Stir the dry ingredients into the banana mixture and fold in 2 cups dates, 1 cup walnuts, and 1/2 cup toasted coconut.
Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pans. Sprinkle tops of each loaf with about 1 tablespoon of dark brown sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons each of dates, walnuts, and coconut. Brush each loaf with melted butter for a shiny glaze.
Bake loaves in the preheated oven until browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of a loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour.