banana wheat bread (bread machine recipe)

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3/4 cup tap water

1 egg yolk

1/2 cup ripe banana (sliced)

3 cups whole wheat flour

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tsp. salt

3 tbsp. honey

1 1/2 tbsp. butter

1 1/2 tsp. dry yeast

2 tbsp. poppy seeds (optional - i left them out)

i used the dough setting on my machine, which runs for 1:40.  when finished, i transfer to a loaf pan and let rise for 45 minutes.  then, bake at 350* for 30 minutes.

this is a mild banana flavor, so it's not like a sweet banana bread.  it's more like sandwich bread with banana flavor...so, it would be pretty gross for a turkey sandwich...but PBJ or PBH would be downright tasty.

i enjoyed it as a snack with some PB yesterday...and the idea of nutella on it sounds really good too.

and that is blueberry-pomegranate juice...one of my new obsessions. :-)