Healthy Banana Bread Recipe
Here is a yummy and healthy banana bread recipe.. Sweet and slightly sour taste that goes very well with tea or coffee and sour cherry jam or a jam of your choice. It is low in fat, not too sweet but still tastes like cake with a lovely banana flavor.
Healthy Banana Bread Recipe
First Group of Ingredients (Dry):
- 2 cups sifted flour (1 cup white and 1 cup wholemeal)
- 3/4 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3/4 tablespoons baking soda
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup chopped hazelnuts
- 1.5 cups chopped walnuts
- 1 pinch salt
Second Group of Ingredients (Liquid):
- 100g butter at room temperature
- 3 large eggs
- 3 large bananas
- 3 tablespoons plain yogurt
- 1/2 cup sugar
Instructions:
The method applied in this banana bread recipe is the one followed in making of the common pan bread..
- Mix the two groups- dry and liquid of ingredients very well in their own groups. Then add the second- liquid mixture into first- the dry mixture.
- Blend the mix with a spatula, but don’t overdo it.
- Heat the oven to 180 degrees C and place the grill rack at the bottom of the oven.
- Lightly grease a large bread pan with olive oil, sprinkle a thin layer of flour to prevent sticking to the bottom.
- Pour the thoroughly blended mixture layer by layer into the pan with the help of a spatula , then lightly level the top with the spatula without pressing or forcing it.
- Place the pan at the bottom of the rack on the grill and cook for roughly an hour.
- Remove the bread out of the pan and let it sit for a short period of time, and serve it with jam and tea or coffee.
The main ingredient in this healthy bread recipe- banana comes with so many health benefits: Banana is a great source of energy to help you exercise or workout properly if eaten right before the exercise. It helps you maintain your healthy blood sugar levels, being also high in dietary fiber.
It is high in potassium and low in sodium so it can help lower blood pressure and protect you from strokes and heart diseases. Banana is high in antioxidants, fighting off free radicals and various diseases. It is also high in tryptophan- transformed into serotonin to boost your moods and to make you feel better all day long. So enjoy this healthy banana bread recipe!
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