Banana Bread
Updated Aug. 12, 2022
- Total Time
- 1 hour
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Ingredients
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
- 3ripe bananas, mashed
- 1½teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1egg, lightly beaten
- ⅓cup honey
- 1¼cups whole-wheat flour
- 2teaspoons baking powder
- ⅓cup margarine, melted
Nutritional analysis per serving (16 servings)
117 calories; 5 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 1 gram trans fat; 2 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 18 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 9 grams sugars; 2 grams protein; 80 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-inch-by-5-inch loaf pan with the vegetable oil. In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas, vanilla, egg and honey until well mixed. In another bowl, stir the flour and baking powder together.
- Step 2
Very lightly stir the flour mixture into the banana mixture. Add the margarine and stir just until combined; do not overmix. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
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I made a combination of this Molly O'Neill recipe and a similar one by Julia Moskin. I primarily used O'Neill's quantities, since I had 3 very ripe bananas, but substituted Moskin's brown sugar for the honey (a heaping 1/2 cup) and added her 1/4 tsp of salt along with 2 eggs instead of one. I used the topping from her recipe, adding a bit more chopped nuts and cinnamon. My own twist: the zest of 1 medium size orange to the batter, which added a flavorful tang to the recipe. Very moist & yummy
Why oh why does this recipe not call for even 1/4 tsp of salt?! It desperately needs it. Will this recipe yield amazing banana bread? No. Will it yield passable banana bread that you can make in under 10 minutes without having to run to the store for any extra ingredients? Yes.
Margarine? From which era is this recipe?
Margarine? For realz? I’m going to use some kind of light oil. And also 2 eggs. And and yay for the honey!
Margarine? From which era is this recipe?
Lately I have been drizzling my fresh out-of-the-oven banana breads with 1/2 jigger of good bourbon. I look forward to trying this one.
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