This is not a recipe I would usually pick out, but Cooking Light’s Classic Banana Bread looks mighty tempting! I have never made bread before (putting the packet in the bread machine doesn’t count, does it?). I think this is a perfect recipe for me to try and venture into the world of bread baking, especially since there is no kneading involved 
This would be a perfect breakfast for me to take in the car on my early morning clinical days.
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I think I would throw in some extra ingredients like cinnamon, walnuts, nutmeg, and maybe substitute Greek yogurt for regular yogurt and whole wheat flour for white flour.
Yield
1 loaf, 14 servings (serving size: 1 slice)
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 bananas)
- 1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Cooking spray
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°.
Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
Place sugar and butter in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 1 minute). Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add banana, yogurt, and vanilla; beat until blended. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moist. Spoon batter into an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 187 (21% from fat)
- Fat:
- 4.3g (sat 2.4g,mono 1.2g,poly 0.3g)
- Protein:
- 3.3g
- Carbohydrate:
- 34.4g
- Fiber:
- 1.1g
- Cholesterol:
- 40mg
- Iron:
- 1mg
- Sodium:
- 198mg
- Calcium:
- 20mg
I’ve never put yogurt in banana bread – it looks good! I swear my hubby buys extra bananas on purpose with hopes that some will go brown and he’ll get banana bread!
If you have made muffins before then you have made bread, quick bread that is. So i’m sure this would be a cinch for you. You should try your hand at some yeasted bread, there is a great no knead italian bread recipe on our site if you are interested.