Lightened Up Special Banana Bread Food

MAKEOVER BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar for 2 minutes or until crumbly. Beat in egg, then egg white, beating well after each addition. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy. Stir in the bananas, applesauce, honey and extract. Combine the flours, baking soda and salt; gradually add to banana mixture just until moistened., Pour into a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake at 325° for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool.

LIGHTENED-UP BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, combine both types of flour, Splenda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon (in other words, all dry ing redients).
• In a separate bowl, mix together the mashed bananas, egg substitute, applesauce, and vanilla extract (all the wet ingredients).
• Add this mixture to the bowl with the dry ingredients, and stir until just blended. Spoon batter into a large loaf pan (about 9" X 5") sprayed with nonstick spray.
• Bake for about 50 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly, and then cut into 8 slices.
• If you like, spritz with some spray butter or spread on some Cool Whip Free.
• This make 8 thick slices!

LIGHTENED-UP BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and sugar until well blended.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in bananas and vanilla.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture just until moistened.
• Fold in 1/2 cup pecans.
• Transfer to two 8-inch x 4-inch loaf pans, coated with nonstick cooking spray.
• Sprinkle with remaining pecans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
• Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Mix in the milk and cinnamon. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until combined. Add dry ingredients, mixing just until flour disappears.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan, invert onto rack and cool completely before slicing.
• Spread slices with honey or serve with ice cream.

BEST BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Remove odd pots and pans from oven.
• Preheat oven to 350º / 180º.
• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Add eggs and crushed bananas.
• Combine well.
• Sift together flour, soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Add vanilla.
• Mix just until combined. Do not overmix.
• Pour into greased and floured loaf pan.
• Bake at 350º / 180º for 55 minutes.
• Keeps well, refrigerated.

LIGHT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour 2 standard loaf pans.
• Mash the bananas until smooth and lump free, stir in the lemon juice then set aside.
• Cream the butter and sugar together. When smooth add the eggs and vanilla extract. Beat for 1 minute then stir in the mashed bananas, mixing thoroughly. Add the dry ingredients and mix until combined, then stir in the milk.
• Divide the batter between the two pans, then bake for 50 - 60 minutes or until tested done.

BANANA BREAD - LIGHTENED UP - SPELT & VEGAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a small bowl mash up the bananas and then mix in the lemon juice, oil, applesauce, sugar and dates.
• In a larger bowl stir together the flour, oat bran, sea salt, baking powder and baking soda.
• Add the wet mixture to the dry and mix gently until "just" mixed.
• Spoon into a lightly oiled loaf pan and bake for 40-50 minutes (do the toothpick test to be sure).

LIGHTENED UP BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mash the bananas and sugar until combined.
• Sift and add the flours, soda and salt.
• Stir in the oil and applesauce, and bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.