Sunday, December 6, 2009

Banana Bread

Surprise! Another bonus recipe...

1/2 c. butter
3/4 c brown sugar
1 egg
1 c. unsifted stone ground whole wheat flour
1/2. c. unsifted unbleached white flour
1 t. baking soda
3/4 t. salt
1 1/4 c. mashed ripe bananas (2 lg or 3 sm bananas)
1/4 c. buttermilk or yogurt

1. Preheat oven 350 degrees

2. Cream butter & sugar together until very light & creamy. Beat in egg.

3. Sift whole wheat flour, white flour, baking soda, and salt together. Combine bananas & buttermilk, stirring just enough to mix.

4. Add dry ingredients alternately with banana mixture to butter mixture, stirring just enough to combine well.

5. Turn into oiled 9"x 5" loaf pan.

6. Bake 50-60 minutes. Cool pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan and finish cooling on rack.