Tuesday, October 7, 2008

"Healthy" Banana Bread

12 servings
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup applesauce
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3)

Heat oven to 350. Grease & flour 9x5 loaf pan. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda & powder, and salt. In another bowl, whisk sugar, applesauce, oil and vanilla. Whisk in eggs until combined. Using a large spoon, stir in bananas. Gradually add in flour mixture until just combined. Evenly pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack let cool 5 minutes then remove from pan. Cool completely.
Per serving: 200 calories, 4 g total fat, .5 g saturated fat, 35 mg cholesterol, 233 mg sodium, 38 g carbs, 4 g protein, 21 mg calcium, 1 g fiber

1 comment:

Casey said...

To make my banana bread even healthier, I use whole wheat flour. :)