Banana Cinnamon Bread

The other day, I decided to make up a recipe for a banana yeast bread. I combined a couple of recipes I had, tried a couple of versions, and ended up discovering that there's nothing you can do to make banana yeast bread (which is less banana-y than banana quick bread) have a more pronounced banana flavor. It's not like a citrus bread, where you can add some zest. What I found out was that when you add more banana, which is a wet ingredient, you have to compensate by then adding more flour to keep the dough from being too wet.

Anyway, this is what I came up with. In the end, we decided it was pleasant, but not extra special. I'm posting it here, anyway, because I invent precious few recipes, and I figured it ought to be here just for that reason alone. :)

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Banana Cinnamon Bread

1-1/8 cup water
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 tablespoon honey
1-1/2 ripe medium to large bananas, in chunks
2-1/2 cups bread flour
1-1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup dry milk
2 tablespoons flax seed meal
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1-1/4 tablespoon gluten
1-1/4 teaspoon salt
2-1/4 teaspoons yeast

Place all ingredients in bread maker, set to Wheat cycle, and hit Start. Enjoy!