banana oat bread

My Aunt SN likes homemade bread. I baked this banana oat bread specially for her.

The bread is very soft and slightly sweet. The taste of the banana is not overpowering and as such, this bread would complement savoury items such as western soup, sausages, etc in addition to sweet items such as peanut butter, jam, etc.

INGREDIENTS

1 overripe banana (mashed)
1 egg (lightly beaten)
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1/2 cup warm water
2 tbsp warm milk
2 1/2 tbsp honey
1 1/2 tbsp butter (softened)
3/4 tsp castor sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 instant oats - I used Quater instant oats
2 3/4 cup bread flour
1 1/2 tsp instant dry yeast

METHOD

1. Place all the ingredients (except the bread flour and yeast) in the bucket of the breadmaker machine.

2. Add the bread flour, making sure that the wet ingredients are totally covered.

3. Add the yeast.

4. Place the bucket in the breadmaker machine and set to "dough" cycle. Start the cycle.

5. When the cycle has been completed, turn the dough onto a floured board. Using floured hands, knead the dough 5 times.

6. Spread out the dough in a loaf pan that has been greased and lined with baking paper.

7. Cover the loaf pan with a dry cloth and leave for 1 hour or until the dough has doubled in size.

8. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees celsius for 30 minutes.