Banana Bread

Funny, I was just thinking about finding a healthy banana bread recipe when I saw this topic!

http://www.eatbetteramerica.com/recipes/whole-grains/healthified-banana-nut-bread.aspx
44% less fat • 50% more fiber • 26% fewer calories than the original recipe—see the comparison. By peeling away the less healthy ingredients and making smart substitutions (such as egg whites for a whole egg), we know you’ll go bananas for this healthified bread! From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:20 min, Start to Finish:2 hr 25 min, makes:1 loaf (16 slices)

1 1/2 cups Gold Medal® whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
2 egg whites
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 large)
1/4 cup fat-free (skim) milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, toasted*
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 8x4-inch or 9x5-inch loaf pan with shortening, or spray with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
2. In large bowl, beat sugar, oil, egg whites, bananas, milk and vanilla until well blended. Stir in flour mixture until well blended. Stir in walnuts. Spoon into pan.
3. Bake 8-inch loaf 55 to 62 minutes, 9-inch loaf 45 to 52 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour, before slicing.
1 Slice: Calories 140 (Calories from Fat 45); Total Fat 5g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 150mg; Total Carbohydrate 21g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 11g); Protein 2g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2%; Iron 4% Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2

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Funny, my co-worker and I were just talking about banana bread too. I made some a few days ago and used my regular recipe but substituted apple sauce for the shortening. You could use less whole eggs and substitute whites also to cut down on the fat and I'm sure you could use some kind of sugar substitute but I haven't found one that I can stand especially to cook with so I don't.

Another variation is to substitute the nuts for dried cranberries, add 1/4 cup orange juice, 1tsp grated orange zest and 1/4 more flour (to compensate for the additional liquid). Makes it fruitier and sweeter, very nice.

yum!

It is SO hard to just have one piece! Sometimes I will freeze individual slices, after baking, so less apt to eat all in one day! Then, I can have a slice with a cup of tea on the weekends, when I have a "cheat" or two...Or I make sure my family and friends eat it all up in one day...baked goods are my weakness...especially at this time of year, when the whole "nesting thing" happens to me...:happy: