Branana Bread

Submitted by Irmgard

"This banana bread from Janet and Greta Podleski is not just delicious but healthy, too! I made it using 1-1/2 cups of all-purpose flour mixed with 1/2 cup wheat bran, but if you live in an area where Robin Hood Nutri-Blend Flour is available, use 2 cups of that instead. Also, the bananas have to be VERY ripe for maximum sweetness, as this recipe has very little sugar in it."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 1 loaf
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup wheat bran
• 1⁄3 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄4 cup flax seed, ground
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄4 cups bananas, mashed
• 3⁄4 cup plain low-fat yogurt
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1⁄3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spray a 9" x 5" loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, combine the flour, bran, flaxseed, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
4. In a medium bowl, whisk together the bananas, yogurt, eggs, butter and vanilla.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until moistened.
6. Fold in the nuts and chocolate chips, being careful not to overmix the batter.
7. Spoon into the prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
8. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
9. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and store at room temperature.

Reviews

[Keee8698]

I just took this bread out of the oven and tried a slice and it is amazing!! I made a few minor changes: used 3/4 cup whole wheat flour + 3/4 cup white flour, half sugar and half splenda, smart balance margarine instead of butter, no walnuts, and only a few chocolate chips plus some cinnamon chips. Thank you so much for posting this recipe! It is the best (and healthiest) banana bread I've ever had!!

 

[Ladymedic]

I have made this one more times than I can count. It always gets such compliments that I usually do not bother to tell people its good for them! I have done it with the nutri-blend and with the wheat bran both are good, not much difference and with the bananas in it nobody usually notices the flax either! The only change I make is that I do not include the nuts, more out of personal preference than anything else. Thanks for a yummy lowfat banana bread.