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Peanut butter and banana go great together. With that in mind, I created this banana bread that uses protein-rich peanut butter in place of butter or margarine.
Serves 8-10
1 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup natural peanut butter
2 egg whites
1 1/2 cups mashed banana
1/3 cup non-fat yogurt
1 cup whole wheat flour
2/3 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Preheat oven 350° F. Grease and flour a 1-pound loaf pan. In a large bowl, beat sugar and peanut butter until fluffy. Stir in eggs until blended then add bananas and yogurt. Beat for 30 seconds. Stir in remaining ingredients and pour into loaf pan. Bake 55-60 minutes until toothpick comes out clean when inserted. Cool in pan for 5 minutes and remove to cooling rack.
Serve with Turkey Meatballs or Strawberry and Spinach Salad.
Rose, Pinot Noir
July 14, 2009, 8:37 am
Why has this never occurred to me? I’m a PB maniac, and I’ve always loved banana bread, but I never put the two together! As soon as I can get to the grocery store for bananas I’m going to try this. Because I’m lactose intolerant, I’ll have to use cultured sour cream instead of yogurt, and I’ll probably reduce the sugar because I don’t like baked goods very sweet. Hopefully the texture won’t be too affected.
September 23, 2009, 12:38 pm
This bread is wonderful—my kids LOVE it too! I just noticed when I “downloaded” the recipe..it called for all wheat flour instead of a combo.