Whole Wheat Banana Bread

Whenever I get the chance, I love to bake.  I just love the way it makes the house smell.  When I have a bunch of brown bananas, I can't resist whipping up a wholesome banana bread.  This particular recipe come from a friend of mine over at www.homewithb.com  I made a few modifications- substituting maple syrup for honey and used Greek yogurt instead of applesauce for a little added protein.  Hope you enjoy! 

 

 

Whole Wheat Banana Bread (adapted from Home With B)

Ingredients:

2 1/4 c whole wheat flour (I used 3/4 c whole wheat, 3/4 c oatmeal, 1/2c soy flour- for added protein)
3/4 tsp baking soda (I also added 1/2tsp baking powder for a fluffier bread)
1/4 tsp salt
1 TBS ground flax
3 ripe bananas (the browner the better for sweetness!)
1/4 c applesauce OR plain yogurt (organic Greek is best)
1/4 c honey OR agave OR coconut sugar  (OR, as mentioned, I used 100% pure organic maple syrup)
2 eggs
1/3 c coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla extract (I used 2tsp)
Option: 1/2 c chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a loaf pan with coconut oil. Best when applied with hands  (washed, of-course) ;-)
2. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and flax.
3. In a separate bowl, mix mashed bananas with applesauce (or yogurt), honey (or agave or coconut sugar), eggs, oil and vanilla.
4. Fold banana mixture into flour mixture until blended. Do not over mix. Add chocolate chips if you desire.
5. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
6. Bake the loaf for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean. (I baked for 50 minutes and it came out great!)

Happy baking this weekend! :-)

Homemade Banana Bread

It's always a good night when your home smells like this!



Source

 Homemade Banana Bread adapted from The Yum Yum Factor. This bread packs three-four huge bananas, eggs/egg whites, oatmeal, white whole wheat flour, cinnamon, sugar, and even greek yogurt.  It's safe to say there is a lot of fiber and protein in it!

 

 

Low Fat Banana Bread Ingredients:

 

1 1/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup instant rolled oats
1 tbls canola oil
2 tbls greek  yogurt
1 large egg, beaten
2 medium egg whites, beaten
3 large ripe bananas
4 tsp apple sauce (I used flax seeds as substitute since I didn't have any)
extra oats for sprinkling on top of the loaf

 

Preheat the oven to 350F

Grease and flour a loaf pan and set aside. In a large bowl, stir together dry ingredients right through to the oats.

In a smaller bowl, mash the bananas with a potato masher. Add the oil, the apple sauce, the yogurt and the whole egg and mix thoroughly.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix well - batter is really thick and still partially dry at this point so don't panic.

In another medium bowl, beat the egg whites to medium stiff peaks with a hand mixer and fold them into the batter.

Pour the batter into  your prepared loaf pan, sprinkle a few tbls of oats over the top and bake until the top is firm to the touch, 45 - 50 minutes (mine baked for 50 minutes).Take it out of the oven and let it cool in the pan for 5 minutes before flipping it out onto a rack for another 10 minutes 

The best part of this recipe is that it is husband approved!