Best Taste Of Homes Banana Bread Slimmed Down Recipes

BEST EVER BANANA BREAD

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Whenever I pass a display of bananas in the grocery store, I can almost smell the wonderful aroma of my best banana bread recipe. It really is amazingly good! -Gert Kaiser, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Breakfast Brunch

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 loaf (16 pieces).

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 medium ripe bananas, mashed (1 cup)
1/2 cup canola oil
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, bananas, oil, buttermilk and vanilla; add to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Fold in nuts. , Pour into a greased or parchment-lined 9x5-in. loaf pan. If desired, sprinkle with additional walnuts. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 255 calories, Fat 12g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 27mg cholesterol, Sodium 166mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

TASTE OF HOME'S BANANA BREAD-SLIMMED DOWN

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My mom and aunt lived with us for awhile and they both loved banana bread, but we had trouble finding one that we liked. This is one of many that Taste of Home has published over the years and we found that it was the best, at least for us. Because of being diabetic and all of us needing to eat healthier I took the basic recipe...

Provided by Helen Ottens

Categories Sweet Breads

Time 1h45m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 c splenda
3 large eggs
2 c mashed ripe bananas (about 5 medium)
1 c unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/3 c all purpose flour
2/3 c whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c chopped nuts, i use pacans, but walnuts are also good.

Steps:

1. In a mixing bowl, beat the sugar and eggs together until light and fluffy. Stir in the bananas, applesauce and vanilla. Combine the flours, baking soda and salt; stir into banana mixture just until moistened. Add nuts.
2. Pour into a loaf pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 325 degrees 60 to 75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.
3. Nutritional information: Calories: 152.0, Total Fat: 3.5 g, Saturated Fat; 0.7 g, Polyunsaturated Fat; 0.9 g, Monounsaturated Fat; 1.6 g, Cholesterol: 46.3 mg, Sodium: 220.4 mg, Potassium: 206.8 mg, Total Carbohydrate: 31.0 g, Dietary Fiber; 2.6 g, Sugars; 10.9 g, Protein: 4.5 g