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Heavenly Healthy Banana Bread




Source of Recipe


Recipe from King Arthur Flour Co.


List of Ingredients




1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar, light or dark
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium to large bananas)
1/4 cup honey
2 large eggs
2 cups King Arthur 100% Organic Whole Wheat Flour (I used whole wheat pastry flour.)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe




Preheat your oven to 350°F.

In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Add the bananas, honey, and eggs, beating until smooth. Add the flour, then the walnuts, stirring until smooth. Spoon the batter into a lightly greased 9 x 5-inch loaf pan, smoothing the top. Let it rest at room temperature for 10 minutes.

Bake the bread for 50 minutes, then gently lay a piece of aluminum foil across the top, to prevent over-browning. Bake for an additional 10 minutes, then remove the bread from the oven; a long toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center should come out clean. Allow the loaf to cool for 10 minutes before removing it from the pan, and cooling it completely on a rack.

Yield: 1 loaf, 16 servings.

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Stir 3/4 cup (4 1/2 ounces) chocolate chips into the batter recipe above. Grease or line with baking cups a 12-cup muffin pan. Scoop the batter by rounded 1/4 cupfuls into the prepared pan; bake the muffins for 20 to 24 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Yield: 12 muffins.