LITE 'N MOIST BANANA NUT BREAD

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This recipe was based on "Very Moist Banana Bread" in RecipeZarr. I lightened it up by using less sugar, and substituting applesauce for the oil. Some banana tips: This bread is best with very ripe, black bananas. Put ripe bananas in the freezer. They will ripen a little more and stay usable for several months. The frozen bananas will thaw in less than an hour at room temperature. You can also ripen a banana in the microwave. Start with 30 seconds. Add 15 more seconds, continue until ripe.

Provided by Big Mtnt Woman

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 1h24m

Yield 2 loaves, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 -5 bananas
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/3 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 cup buttermilk or 1/4 cup sour milk
1 cup pecans (chopped)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease or spray 2 8" x 4" loaf pans.
  • Use very ripe bananas, 5 is best. In a large bowl, mash bananas.
  • Add eggs, vanilla, and applesauce and blend.
  • Add dry ingredients and stir well. (1/2 cup Splenda Plus for baking may be substituted for sugar).
  • Dissolve baking soda in milk. Put this in a container bigger than one cup. It will foam up a lot.
  • Add milk mixture to rest of ingredients and mix well.
  • Fold in nuts and pour into greased pans.
  • Bake for about 1 hour and 5 minutes depending on your oven. Start checking for doneness at 55 minutes. (especially with Pyrex pans)
  • For a moist bread, a toothpick should come out almost clean. Totally clean will mean a dryer loaf.
  • After removing from oven, let cool for 15 minutes and remove from pans. Bread will freeze nicely.

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