Banana Health Loaf

Submitted by Derf2440

"Very very good!! from Canadian Diabetes Association."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 14 slices

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1⁄2 cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup mashed banana
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons honey

directions

1. Mix together flour, coconut, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
2. Combine banana, oil and honey.
3. Stir into flour mixture quickly but gently until just combined.
4. Do not overmix (Batter will be rough or lumpy and stiff).
5. Spread batter evenly in a lightly greased 8 x 4 inch loaf pan.
6. Bake in 350 degree oven 45 to 50 minutes until tester inserted in center comes out clean.
7. Cool in pan 10 minutes, turn out of pan and cool completely on rack.
8. Wrap in waxed paper and store overnight before slicing.
9. If keeping for longer than 2 days, refrigerate.

Reviews

[Anu_N]

Wonderful bread, Dorothy! I'm not a big fan of coconut and was rather apprehensive about how it would taste in this recipe, but I really wanted to try this because of the easily available ingredients, and also because it is eggless! I used freshly grated coconut and it DID add a fantastic flavour to the bread. I baked for 45 minutes, and after all the aromas wafting through my house, it was hard waiting until the next day to taste it! This tastes great toasted warm, along with a cup of coffee!

 

[sunshine2428]

I altered this recipe a bit, and it is very tasty and very healthy. These changes will add "extra" fibre. Here are the changes that I made. I substituted half the flour, I used 1/2 cup natural bran, and 1/4 cup of ground flax Instead of the canola oil, I added an extra banana.

 

[dale7793]

This was very good for a fat reduced loaf and very quick to put together. I added half a can of unsweetened apple pie filling, which I chopped up a bit. It made a great addition. I must admit to not waiting until the next day to slice and eat but tryed some straight away while it was still warm, delicious!

 

[toofatcats]

I followed the directions to the letter (checked it several times because I thought I'd done something wrong) but this was the worst recipe I've ever gotten off the internet. The bread didn't blend, not enough moisture. Is there a liquid missing? Came out dry & crumbly. Had to throw it away. Quickly threw the recipe away to. Sorry, but it was awful!

 

[RoseNZ]

A very good recipe. I added some chopped walnuts and sultanas; also a wee splash of sucaryl. The bananas I used had been frozen and were very sloppy when thawed. This helped to bind the mixture together. I think the result may not have been so good if the bananas were quite firm.