This bread is a recipe I developed by combining several recipes, including one from
Jessica Seinfeld's book, "Deceptively Delicious," and also adding a few of my own ideas.
I make it almost every week. It is super-easy, mostly-healthy, kid-friendly, portable, and tastes really good. Add chocolate chips, pecans, or both for extra deliciousness. Or make it plain and slather with peanut butter or cream cheese. You really can't go wrong.
One Bowl Banana Bread
3 medium bananas*
1/4 cup applesauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup butter or trans-fat free margarine, softened; or vegetable oil, or combination
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg + 1 egg white, lightly beaten
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup all-purpose four
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
large sprinkle of cinnamon
dash of nutmeg and allspice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream together the first four ingredients using a wooden spoon or potato masher, if necessary. Stir in vanilla and eggs.
Sprinkle flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices evenly over top of wet ingredients. Mix until just combined, do not over mix.
Pour batter into a loaf pan greased with non-stick cooking spray. Bake for 40 minutes, then cover with aluminum foil and bake an additional 5 to 10 minutes. Let cool in pan a couple minutes before turning loaf onto cooling rack to cool completely. Enjoy.
* I put bananas that are beginning to brown in the freezer to use when I make this bread. Then I take them out of the freezer and thaw them in a sink full of warm water. Be sure to peel them over the mixing bowl, the bananas are pretty much liquefied after freezing!
