Banana bread
5
Points®
Total time: 1 hr 30 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 1 hr • Serves: 16 • Difficulty: Easy
The combination of all-purpose flour and whole-wheat flour gives this banana bread great texture with a slightly nutty flavor. Enjoy it plain or toasted with some reduced-fat cream cheese.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Banana
5 large
Whole wheat flour
1 cup(s)
All-purpose flour
1 cup(s)
Baking powder
2 tsp
Baking soda
1 tsp
Sea salt
½ tsp
Unsalted butter
5 tsp
Packed light brown sugar
½ cup(s)
Egg
1 large egg(s)
Fat free skim milk
¼ cup(s)
Chopped walnuts (unsalted, raw or dry roasted, no sugar added)
½ cup(s)
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a large loaf pan with cooking spray.
2
Peel and mash 3 bananas. Peel and cut 2 bananas into small chunks. Set both aside.
3
In a large bowl, sift together both types of flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
4
In another large bowl, using an electric mixer, combine butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat to incorporate.
5
Alternating in batches, add mashed bananas, flour mixture and milk to bowl with butter mixture. Combine well but do not over beat; fold in walnuts and banana chunks.
6
Turn batter into prepared pan; bake until a tester inserted in center of bread comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in pan for 15 minutes and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool more. Cut into 16 slices.
7
Serving size: 1 slice
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