Got leftover bananas? Give everyone's favorite baked good recipe a healthy whole-wheat spin with this easy banana bread recipe.
Ingredients:
1 ¾ cups white whole-wheat flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¾ cup sugar
¼ cup unsalted butter or coconut oil, softened
2 large eggs
1 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3)
¼ cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup chopped walnuts or chocolate chips (optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
Whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl.
Beat sugar and butter (or coconut oil) in a bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high until well combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each adding. Add banana, buttermilk and vanilla; beat until combined. Add flour mixture; beat on low speed until just combined. Fold in walnuts (or chocolate chips), if using. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
