Nanner Nanner Nanner Bread

When it comes to baking, I don't have a lot of my "own" recipes.. most of them I've found on the internet, or gotten from a friend or family member. I might make a few changes or substitutions to suit my tastebuds, but generally I don't have many recipes that I can call my own.  This recipe, however, is all mine.

I played around with a lot of different banana bread recipes and took the parts of each that I liked to put them all together into the PERFECT banana bread. Mine is moist, full of banana flavor, and chock full of  crunchy walnuts.
And to make it even better, mine has no oil or butter, and you can use white whole wheat flour if you choose for added fiber content. (I do and you cannot tell the difference.)

The key is unsweetened applesauce. Actually, I use applesauce a lot, whether I'm baking or making baby food - it's really a great ingredient. It easily replaces oil or butter in just about any baking recipe, and you really cannot taste the difference. Plus it tends to add a nice moisture to baked goods.


Jane's Nanner Nanner Nanner Bread
1/3 c. sugar
1/3 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. unsweetened applesauce
2 eggs
1/4 c. milk
1 c. white flour & 2/3 c. whole-wheat flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
3 ripe bananas (or more)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. walnuts, chopped
Optional - 1/4 tsp. almond extract

Preheat 350 degree oven. Grease a loaf pan.
Beat sugars and applesauce until well-blended. Add eggs, milk, bananas, & vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients until just moistened. Bake for 45-60 minutes. I tend to go more towards 45.

Hope you enjoy!
Also.. if you have anything specific that you would like to see me make, feel free to make suggestions! I'm always open to new ideas.