banana bread pudding + cream cheese frosting
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Recipe type: dessert
 
Ingredients
  • 32 squares (from two 9 x 9-inch pans)
  • 1 tablespoon yeast
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 4 cups whole-wheat flour
  • 6 large ripe bananas, pureed
  • 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
  • ½ cup raisins or dried cranberries
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped
  • ½ teaspoon of cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • Cream cheese frosting (recipe follows in Notes section)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Put yeast in the warm water, stir well, and leave for five minutes until it starts to foam.
  3. Put pureed banana in a bowl and add yeast mixture to it. Allow to stand for 15 minutes.
  4. Stir in the flour, orange (or lemon) zest, raisins, and walnuts.
  5. Pour the mixture into two 10-inch round lightly oiled cake pans and leave to rise for 15 minutes. (I used square 9 x 9-inch pans.)
  6. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes. A knife will come out clean when inserted into the center of the bread. Note: Don't overbake or the consistency will become less pudding-like and more tough.
Notes
Cream cheese frosting minimally adapted from Eating In: From the Field to the Kitchen in Biosphere 2 ½ cup orange or lemon juice 8 ounces cream cheese* 1 tablespoon honey ½ teaspoon grated orange or lemon zest Mix all ingredients in blender and chill until thick and spreadable. If making two cake pans of banana bread pudding and planning to frost as a cake, make a double recipe of frosting. Lick the spoon, numerous times. * This could be made with vegan cream cheese, so the entire dessert is actually vegan. I haven't tried it, so you'll have to experiment with your favorite brand.
Recipe by story of a kitchen at https://www.storyofakitchen.com/dessert-recipes/banana-bread-cream-cheese/