Banana Bread with Toasted Walnuts

Categories: Sweet Breads- Coffee Cakes- Tortes

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana (about 3 medium)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 egg whites
• 1/3 cup buttermilk or yogurt
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat an 8 × 4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

2. Combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Stir well.

3. Combine banana, sugar, egg, egg whites, buttermilk and oil; beat with mixer a medium speed until blended. Add flour mixture, beat at low speed just until evenly blended. Stir in walnuts. Pour into pan.

4. Bake 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan or wire rack 15 minutes. Remove from pan and finish cooling on rack.

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