A Better Banana Bread, Low Fat Recipe

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yield : 14 servings (serving size: 1 s

ingridients :

1	c	Bananas; * see note
1/2	c	Sugar
1/2	c	Plain nonfat yogurt
1/4	c	Margarine; melted
1	tb	Vanilla extract
1		Egg
1		Egg white
2	c	All-purpose flour
1	tb	Baking powder
1/2	ts	Baking soda
1/4	ts	Salt
1/4	c	Pecans; chop/toast
		Baking spray with flour

directions :

Compared to a traditional banana bread, this one has half the sugar and fat but tastes just as sweet and delicious.

* 3 small very ripe bananas, mashed. Combine first 7 ingredients in a large bowl; beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until well blended. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; stir in pecans. Add flour mixture to banana mixture, stirring just until moistened. Spoon batter into an 8-1/2x4-1/2x3-inch loaf pan coated with baking spray with flour. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.

158 calories (30% from fat), 5.3 g fat, 15 mg cholesterol, 124 mg sodium. Source: Eating Light Magazine - July/August, 1994 Dottie Cross Posted to EAT-L Digest 14 Sep 96

Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 21:33:46 -0400

From: Martha Sheppard <MARTHAHS[at]POSTOFFICE.WORLDNET.ATT.NET>