Banana Bread – With Walnuts & Chocolate Chips

September 18th, 2012 | Recipes

Makes 12 servings

From Betty Crocker’s Cookbook (1976) with some revisions: substituted 1/2 c. flaxseed meal for 3 Tbsp salad oil (it really works!); reduced sugar from 1 cup to 2/3 cup; reduced salt from 1 tsp to 1/2 tsp; and reduced nuts from 1 cup to 1/2 cup. I  added 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips to this recipe. This has amazing flavor, it’s wonderful. Keep healthy and fit by enjoying some low fat banana nut bread!

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups flour
2/3 cup sugar
3 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup flaxseed meal
3/4 cup skim milk
1 large egg
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
21/2
 medium bananascup of semi-sweet morsels (chocolate chips)

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350. Butter and flour a large loaf pan (approx 9x5x3).
  2. In large measuring bowl, mash the bananas (2 medium bananas should equal approx. 1 cup). Add the remaining ingredients and stir by hand until homogeneous (about 4 min.) OR beat on med speed 1/2 min, scraping sides and bottom of bowl constantly.
  3. Pour into pan. Bake 60-65 min. or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan to wire rack to cool.

Read more: http://caloriecount.about.com/low-fat-banana-bread-flaxseed-recipe-r57437#ixzz1g4JACe2B