One of the best ways to serve banana bread is with toasted nuts. Toasting nuts in the oven makes them taste better. Spread the nuts out on a rimmed baking sheet and heat the nuts in a 350 F oven until you can smell them, which takes about 5 minutes. Once the nuts cool, chop and stir them into the batter for any cake, cookie, muffin or quick bread. Follow this recipe with your kids.
BANANA BREAD
Servings: 10
Start to finish: 1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling time
Vegetable oil spray
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 very ripe bananas (skins should be speckled black)
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Gather Cooking Equipment
8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch metal loaf pan
2 bowls (1 medium, 1 large)
Nutrition information per serving: 260 calories; 74 calories from fat; 8 g fat (5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 62 mg cholesterol; 228 mg sodium; 43 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 20 g sugar; 4 g protein.
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