Healthy Banana Bread Recipe

This is my absolute favorite banana bread recipe from one of my favorite cookbooks, Canyon Ranch Cooks (www.canyonranch.com). 

Ingredients:

3 small, very ripe bananas mashed – about 1 cup

1/4 cup brewed coffee

1 tsp grated orange peel

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 whole egg

1 cup whole-wheat flour

1/4 cup bread flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp ground allspice

1/3 cup chopped walnuts 

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Lightly coat an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 bread pan with canola oil and dust with flour. 

2.  In a small bowl, combine bananas, coffee and orange peel and mix well.  Set aside.

3.  In a medium bowl, mix sugar, brown sugar and applesauce.  Add egg and mix well.  Add to banana mixture and mix until smooth. 

4.  In a small bowl, sift together dry ingredients.  Add to banana mixture and mix until all ingredients are just combined.  Fold in walnuts.  Pour into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Remove from oven and let cool on a rack for 5 minutes.  Remove from pan and slice when cooled completely. 

Makes 12 servings.  Each serving contains approximately:  135 calories, 27 grams carb, 2 grams fat, 18 mg cholesterol, 3 grams protein, 146 mg sodium, 2 grams fiber

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