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Banana Nut Bread

Banana Nut Bread
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Don’t get hung up on your selection of a sweet bread. Get a bunch of enjoyment out of healthified Banana Bread!
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You’ll go bananas for this healthified bread, with 44% less fat and 26% fewer calories than the original. And by using whole-wheat flour, you’ll receive the benefits of 50% more fiber.

all-purpose flour > whole wheat flour
1 cup sugar >3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter > 1/4 cup canola oil
1 egg > 2 egg whites
1/2 cup chopped walnuts > 1/4 cup toasted chopped walnuts

Nutritional Highlights

Calories
190  (before)

140  (after)
Total Fat
9 g (before)

5 g (after)
Saturated Fat
4 g (before)

0 g (after)
Cholesterol
30 mg (before)

0 mg (after)
Prep Time:20 min
Start to Finish:2 hr 25 min
makes:1 loaf (16 slices)
1 1/2 cups Gold Medal® whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup canola oil
2 egg whites

1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 large)
1/4 cup fat-free (skim) milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, toasted*
1  Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 8x4-inch or 9x5-inch loaf pan with shortening, or spray with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
2  In large bowl, beat sugar, oil, egg whites, bananas, milk and vanilla until well blended. Stir in flour mixture until well blended. Stir in walnuts. Spoon into pan.
3  Bake 8-inch loaf 55 to 62 minutes, 9-inch loaf 45 to 52 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour, before slicing.

Nutritional Information

1 slice: Calories 140 (Calories from Fat 45); Total Fat 5g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 150mg; Total Carbohydrate 21g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 11g); Protein 2g % Daily Value Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2%; Iron 4% Exchanges 1/2 Starch, 1 Other Carbohydrate, 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices 1 1/2