Truly Banana Bread

This banana bread has a very rich banana flavor; there is simply nothing to hide it! Its fluffy, tasty, and simple :)

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup plain yogurt
• 1⁄4 cup  chunky  cinnamon applesauce
• 3  medium  ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 3⁄4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 3⁄4 teaspoons baking powder

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
2. Butter a loaf pan and set aside.
3. In a medium sized bowl, cream your sugar and butter.
4. Next, stir in your yogurt and apple sauce.
5. Blend in your mashed bananas.
6. In a separate bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
7. Slowly add your flour mixture to the wet mixture, just mixing until combined.
8. Put thick batter into your loaf pan and level the top off.
9. Bake in preheated oven for approximately 1 hour, until toothpick comes clean when inserted into a few places in the bread.