Friday, August 30, 2013

No oil, no butter, no sugar Banana Bread

I must share this new amazing recipe with you all.. have you heard of banana bread with no oil, butter, sugar and eggs?..well I read and tried for the first time, improvised and it has been  a Huge success. Here is the recipe :



  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 2 cups mashed banana (preferably overripe)
  • 1 overripe pear
  • 3 tbsp Greek yogurt (or regular should do)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • ginger powder 
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped pecan, walnuts, cranberries or mix your own favorites.
  • 2 tsp Stevia ( sugar substitute)
 

Pre-heat the oven at 350 degree F. Mash  banana and pear. I pureed them in mixture before adding to the dough. In a big bowl add the flour with baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger,  Stevia and mix well. Now add the chopped dry fruits and stir together. Add the pureed banana and pear . Mix yogurt. do not over mix. You can add more yogurt to soften dough. I like to see it as semi hard, I should be able to stir batter smoothly with out applying much pressure to mix dough. Fold this into a greased loaf pan.
Bake for 50 to 60 mins till it’s well risen, crusty and golden on the outside. A toothpick inserted right in the center has to come out clean and that’s when the loaf is cooked.
Let the bread cool down completely. It’ll be sticky and hard to cut into when it’s still hot.