Ingredients
- 5 large, very ripe bananas
- 1 cup of whole whole wheat flour
- 1 cup of all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- ½ teaspoon of sea salt
- 5 teaspoons of unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ½ cup of light brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup of fat free, skim milk
- ½ cup of chopped walnuts (optional)
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 and coat a large loaf pan with the cooking spray.
- Take 2 of the bananas, peel and cut them into small chunks and set it to the side.
- Peel and mash the other 3 bananas, and set those to the side.
- In a large mixing bowl, sift together both of the flours, baking soda, salt and baking powder and set to the side.
- In another large bowl, with an electric mixer, combine the sugar and butter until it is light and fluffy. Then add the egg and mix well.
- Alternating ingredients, add the flour mixture, mashed bananas and milk to the butter mixture and mix well. Do not over beat.
- Fold in walnuts and banana chunks.
- Pour batter into loaf pan and bake for one hour, or until a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Cool for 15 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Cut into 18 slices. 1 slice = 1 serving
