Banana Bread - Sarah Nagy

Makes 1 small loaf (12 slices)
 
Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Mashed Very Ripe Bananas (2 medium)
• 1 tsp Baking Sode
• ½ Cup Low-Fat Yogurt
• ¼ Cup Vegetable Oil
• ¾ Cup Brown Sugar
• 1 Egg or 3 Egg Whites
• 1 Tsp Vanilla
• 1 Cup All Purpose Flour
• ½ Cup Whole Wheat Flour
• 1 Tsp Baking Powder
• Pinch of Salt

Instructions:

1. In a small bowl, combine bananas, baking soda, and yogurt. Allow to rest.
2. In a separate bowl, combine oil, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Blend together well.
3. In a larger bowl, combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix together well.
4. Combine banana mixture with oil mixture. Add to dry ingredients in a large bowl and stir together just until moistened.
5. Spoon batter into non-stick lightly oiled or parchment paper-lined 8 x 4-inch loaf pan. Bake in Preheated 350 F oven for 50-60 minutes or until loaf springs back when gently touched

 

Notes:

• You also can add a handful of chopped walnuts.
• Here’s a delicious lower-fat quickbread that can also be made as muffins. Spoon the batter into 12 muffin cups and bake for about 20 minutes.
• You can use only whole wheat flour or only all-purpose flour in this recipe, but I prefer a mix of the two.