Banana Bread

By cook_kjacook_kja

PointsPlus value:4

Ingredients

• 3 sprays cooking spray
• 5 Lg bananans, very ripe
• 1 C whole wheat flour
• 1 C whilte all-purpose flour
• 2 Tsp baking powder
• 1 Tsp baking soda
• 1/2 Tsp sea salt
• 5 Tsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 C packed light brown sugar
• 1 Lg egg, at room temperature
• 1/4 C fat-free skim milk, at room temperature
• 1/2 C chopped walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350o. Coat large loaf pan with cooking spray.

Peel and mash 3 bananas. Peel and cut 2 bananas into small chunks. Set both aside.

In a large bowl sift together both types of flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.

In another large bowl, using an electric mixer, combine butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat to incorporate.

Alternating in batches, add mashed bananas, flour mixture and milk to bowl with butter mixture. Combine well but do not over beat; fold in walnuts and banana chunks.

Turn batter into prepared pan; bake until tester inserted in center of bread comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool pan for 15 minutes and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool more. Cut into 18 slices.