Friday, May 31, 2013

Beautiful Banana Bread


I admit it.  I have been super lazy lately and our meals have mostly been consisting of fast food, my mother making us some din-din, or something quick, fast, and probably frozen, and I've now got the backside to prove it.  So I've been cruising around on Pintrest, looking for something to catch my attention.  And then BAM!  The perfect thing for summer!  Banana Bread!  And it's a very healthy recipe I found that has no oil or sugar, but uses apple sauce and honey instead.  So it's very bikini friendly as well.  This bread takes very little time to prep, but takes an hour to bake, so give yourself some time!  Also, don't pick the hottest day of the year so far to do your baking with no air conditioning like I did......Mommy dearest was none too impressed!

Ingredients:
~2 cups flour (the recipe calls for whole wheat flour, but I only had white on hand and it was fine)
~1 TSP baking SODA
~1/4 TSP salt
~1/2 cup sugar free applesauce
~3/4 cup honey
~2 eggs, beaten
~3 overripe bananas, mashed

Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).  Lightly grease a 9"X5" loaf pan.

2) In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.  In a separate bowl, mix together applesauce and honey.  Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended.  Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten.  Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

3) Bake in preheated oven for 60-65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.  Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

That's all there is to this super healthy, super easy recipe!  Enjoy your fruity bread as much as I did!

Long live the homemade loaf!!

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