Banana Walnut Bread

Directions

Banana bread is a great way to use those really ripe bananas. This recipe is very easy. My granddaughter loves to make this banana bread recipe. In fact,  she made banana walnut bread for our Thanksgiving dinner.

Per Serving:  268 calories, 4 grams protein, 13 grams of fat, 35 grams of CHO,  2 grams of dietary fiber, 115 mg sodium.

Instructions

Mix flour, baking powder and cinnamon and set aside. Cream softened butter & sugar with a mixer. Then add eggs and vanilla. Mix until blended. Add bananas. Mix in flour mixture until just blended. Stir in walnuts & chocolate chips (optional).  Spread into a greased loaf pan. Bake for 55 minutes in a 350 degrees oven. To determine doneness, insert toothpick into center, if it comes out clean, the bread is done. Let cool for 10 minutes. Loosen edges from pan with a knife and remove from pan & cool on a wire rack.

*If you want you can use 1 cup of whole wheat flour with 1 cup of white flour.

Shopping List

1 stick butter

sugar

2 eggs

vanilla extract

3 ripe bananas

all-purpose flour

baking powder

cinnamon

chopped walnuts

Barbara Day, M.S., R.D., is a registered dietitian with a Master’s Degree in clinical nutrition.  The former publisher of Kentuckiana HealthFitness Magazine, Kentuckiana Healthy Woman magazine and radio show host of Health News You Can Use, Barbara has over 44 years of experience in promoting healthy lifestyles to consumers.  Barbara worked as Nutrition Consultant to the Navy SEALs (8 years) and the University of Louisville Athletic Department (10 years). Barbara currently writes a weekly nutrition column for the Southeast Outlook. Barbara is a runner, cyclist, hiker, a mother and grandmother to 13 grandchildren.    

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