Oatmeal Pomegranate Banana Bread - FOOD PHOTO SHOOT
How was your holiday weekend? I had a really great one and now I’m back feeling inspired and ready to get through the rest and make this a completely a good week.
Anyway, have I ever mentioned the fact that I grew up hating bananas. Well, I did. In fact, they used to make me gag.
Of course, now that I’ve gotten older, I can see that I was missing out all of those years like I keep trying to tell @fullofhope she’s missing out on peanut butter. It’s a shame, so now I will have to spend my life trying to make up for the years I spent in oblivion to the goodness of a ripe banana. Oh, and is it strange to get excited about a pomegranate?
Yeah, I think most other girls my age would prefer things like new clothes or boys. Which I’m by no means opposed to either, but I’m currently spending most of my time cooking and dreaming up where to travel next. However, pomegranates are very real and in season down here. I warned you last weekend that they’d be popping up, didn’t I?
I feel poms are terribly undervalued and should get more love. For one thing, they are completely gorgeous, don’t you think? I mean, I felt like I was bedazzling my banana bread with ruby red jewels while I was making this. Plus, there’s the aspect of getting to shove numerous arils in your mouth while making this bread and sprinkling them into the batter. I may have even gotten a little carried away with the last part but I’m not complaining.
ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D5300 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. You can find out more in my INTRO POST.
And, by the way, to all the minnows out there, my intro post did a huge $0.21. The key to success on Steemit is to be consistent and persistent.
Great post, love your food photography. I will try to make this very health looking bread. Good luck with your travel plans!
thanks so much @cookit
That looks delicious. Dont mind saying Bananarama ;) for the recipe as many times as you want!
Thanks @pbv! Enjoy
Ingredients
2 cups old fashioned oats, divided
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup raw sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 large or 3 small very ripe bananas
1 cup pomegranate arils, or more if you want
Instructions
Pour 1 1/2 cups of oats into food processor or blender and process until fine. Add all other ingredients, except remaining 1/2 cup oats and arils, and blend until the batter is smooth. Pour in remaining oats and pulse a few times to combine.
Stir in arils and pour into prepared pan. Top with extra arils if desired and bake for 45 - 55 minutes until center is done.
Notes
You can make this recipe without a food processor of blender by mashing bananas in a large bowl with fork or potato masher and replacing first 1 1/2 cups of oats with 1 cup oat flour (or whole wheat flour if not gluten free).
Yippiee. I made it first. Thanks a ton for that lipsmacking recipe @gringalicious. I shall be trying the Gluten free version soon!!
That looks delicious, thanks for the recipe!
Wow... Again... what a beautiful and inspirational presentation...
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it feels very good . may ask for his recipe?
I've just shared it above @ponnibong. Thanks so much for the request and I hope you enjoy it!
Aw, I really thought I said the word first.. Good job @gringalicious
She strikes again
Bananarama
Haha, thanks for reading and you were very close. I've just shared the recipe above and I hope you enjoy @folakere!
when you post your recipe,Daily bases or different time.
Thank you dear. I will enjoy it
that looks so delicious and definitely need to try the recipe as the ingredients sound really good!
if somebody asked me about the meaning of delicious,,, I would just show them the last picture.
it really looks delicious, Cheeers
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