Healthy Banana Bread

Name: Healthy Banana Bread Recipe
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 1/2 cup brown sugar light or dark; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium to large bananas); 1/4 cup honey; 2 large eggs; 2 cups King Arthur 100% Organic Whole Wheat Flour; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional); Preheat your oven to 350°F. In a large bowl beat together the butter sugar vanilla baking soda and salt. Add the bananas honey and eggs beating until smooth. Add the flour then the walnuts stirring until smooth. Spoon the batter into a lightly greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan smoothing the top. Let it rest at room temperature for 10 minutes. Bake the bread for 50 minutes then gently lay a piece of aluminum foil across the top to prevent over-browning. Bake for an additional 10 minutes then remove the bread from the oven; a long toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center should come out clean. Allow the loaf to cool for 10 minutes before removing it from the pan and cooling it completely on a rack. Yield: 1 loaf 16 servings.

Minutes to Cook: 70

Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter1/2 cup brown sugar, light or dark1 teaspoon vanilla extract3/4 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium to large bananas) 1/4 cup honey2 large eggs2 cups King Arthur 100% Organic Whole Wheat Flour1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) Preheat your oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Add the bananas, honey, and eggs, beating until smooth. Add the flour, then the walnuts, stirring until smooth. Spoon the batter into a lightly greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan, smoothing the top. Let it rest at room temperature for 10 minutes. Bake the bread for 50 minutes, then gently lay a piece of aluminum foil across the top, to prevent over-browning. Bake for an additional 10 minutes, then remove the bread from the oven; a long toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center should come out clean. Allow the loaf to cool for 10 minutes before removing it from the pan, and cooling it completely on a rack. Yield: 1 loaf, 16 servings.

Directions

Preheat your oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Add the bananas, honey, and eggs, beating until smooth. Add the flour, then the walnuts, stirring until smooth. Spoon the batter into a lightly greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan, smoothing the top. Let it rest at room temperature for 10 minutes. Bake the bread for 50 minutes, then gently lay a piece of aluminum foil across the top, to prevent over-browning. Bake for an additional 10 minutes, then remove the bread from the oven; a long toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center should come out clean. Allow the loaf to cool for 10 minutes before removing it from the pan, and cooling it completely on a rack. Yield: 1 loaf, 16 servings.

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KJS1021.

Servings Per Recipe: 16

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 173.0
Total Fat: 6.8 g
Cholesterol: 41.8 mg
Sodium: 183.5 mg
Total Carbs: 27.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
Protein: 3.1 g

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