Does anyone have a light recipie for Banana Bread?

[claudia4]

Hi, Does anyone have a low-fat Banana Bread recipie??? It's my favorite desert, but now that I'm eating light, I don't want to eat the ususal High Fat version of this bread.
Thanks!!!

[laurenc]

I have made this several times and I love it. I have even brought it into the office - and no one can tell it is low-fat.


Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 egg whites
1 cup banana, mashed
1/4 cup applesauce

- I added 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (not included in nutritional analysis below)

Directions
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan.
2) In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Add egg whites, bananas and applesauce; stir just until combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
3) Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean. Turn out onto wire rack and allow to cool before slicing.

Servings Per Recipe: 12

amount per serving
Calories 130
Protein 2g
Total Fat 0g
Sodium 90mg
Cholesterol -
Carbohydrates 30g
Fiber 1g

[Wendy w]

I have a pretty good one from one of the old Eating Well cookbooks but it is at home, will have to post later or tomorrow.

[emilycat]

If you do a search for banana bread using the function in the upper right corner of this board (make sure to search just the Great Food Board) you'll come up with tons of recipes...my personal favorite is CL's Jamaican Banana Bread, and I know a lot of people on this board liked Toni's Banana Bread.

[Curleytop]

Here is another one for you to try!
* Exported from MasterCook *

BANANA-NUT BREAD

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads-Quick
Fruit Low Fat


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 Cup Banana - very ripe (about 3 cups) -- Mashed
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Plain nonfat yogurt
1/8 Cup Or More Applesauce
1/8 Cup Butter or Margarine -- Melted
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Whole Egg
1 Egg White
2 Cups Unbleached flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Cup Pecans -- Toasted/chopped
1/4 Cup Raisins
1/4 Cup Craisins
Baking Spray

Combine first 8 ingredients in a large mixer bowl; beat at medium speed until well blended. Combine flour and next 6 ingredients; stir in toasted pecans, raisins and craisins. Add flour/pecan/raisin/craisin mixture to banana mixture, stirring just until moistened with spoon. Spoon batter into an 8 1/2 X 4 1/2 X 3 inch loaf pan coated with spray. Bake at 350° (325° convection) for 1 hour 5 minutes or until pick inserted comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on wire rack; remove from pan, and cool completely on rack.

Yield:
"1 Loaf"


Serving Ideas : Use smaller size 8" coated loaf pan.

NOTES : This recipe has been modified. I used the best of the recipe from Cooking Light July/August'94, and the recipe from Del Monte Bananans




[This message has been edited by Curleytop (edited 02-05-2001).]

[RUSTYSMOM]

The Jamaican Banana Bread is fabulous. It was on the cover a couple of years ago and it wasn't until I read about it being raved about on this board that i tried it - it is fabulous! Banana bread will never be the same. I do not have mastercook to post it but you could probably find it in the search.

[claudia4]

Thank you so much to all who replied with advice and/or a banana bread recipie. I have a lot of ripe bananas right now, so I'm going to try both recipies I was sent. I'll let you know how they came out!
Thanks again!! Claudia