Banana-Nut Bread from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Banana-Nut Bread Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

2 cups whole-wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 eggs
2 tbsp canola oil
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups sliced bananas
1/3 cup chopped pecans

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and nutmeg in a mixing bowl. Process the eggs, oil, sugar, and bananas in a blender or food processor until smooth.

Pour the banana mixture into the flour and mix well. Add the pecans. Pour the batter into a nonstick 9- by 5-inch loaf pan. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the bread comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan.

This recipe yields 16 servings. Serving size: One 1/2-inch-thick slice.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Starch, 1/2 Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 115; Calories from Fat 37; Total Fat 4g; Saturated Fat 1g; Cholesterol 27mg; Sodium 94mg; Carbohydrate 18g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 6g; Protein 3g.

Comments: Try serving this sweet bread with chicken or shrimp salad.

Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"09-26-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2001"

Servings: 16

"Enchant, stay beautiful and graceful, but do this, eat well. Bring the same consideration to the preparation of your food as you devote to your appearance. Let your dinner be a poem, like your dress."

~ Charles Pierre Monselet

 

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