*TOPPING*
1/2 cup quaker oats -- quick or old fashion
-- uncooked
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 tablespoons margarine or butter -- melted
1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
*BREAD*
1 cup quaker oats -- quick or old fashion
-- uncooked
1/2 cup fat free milk
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas -- about 3 medium
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs -- lightly beaten
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Recipe
heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray bottom only of 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with
cooking spray. Combine all topping ingredients; set aside. For bread,
combine oats and milk; let stand 10 minutes. Add bananas, oil and eggs to
oat mixture; mix well. Add oat mixture to combined dry ingredients all at
once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour into pan. Sprinkle
evenly with reserved topping; pat gently. Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until
wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan;
remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly wrapped. 16 servings.