Tuesday 15 October 2013

Vanilla Banana Bread

I know, I know....everyone has a banana bread recipe they use.  This however, is the one I use and it's the only one I will ever use because it's sheer awesomeness.  Moist, great banana flavour, protein from the vanilla yogurt....delish. 
This recipe comes from the same awesome gals who shared the best apple crisp recipe with me...
http://delishdishcooks.blogspot.ca/2011/10/gamble-apple-crisp.html, which is the only apple crisp I'll make. 
I have in the past used a few substitutes for this and they've worked well in a pinch.  The recipe calls for 2 bananas, I have used 3 before.  I have also replaced half of the butter with either Coconut oil or Apple Sauce in the past with great results.  Also, I have started using Vanilla Greek Yogurt (Oikos) for the protein kick.  My kids can inhale a loaf of this stuff in no time....Enjoy.



Vanilla Banana Bread

1 Loaf

1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, softened (or see alternatives in write-up)
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2-3 ripe bananas, mashed (they work well right out of the freezer
3/4 cup Vanilla Yogurt (I use Greek)

Preheat the oven to 350F
Mix the first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl to combine.
In a large bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar until fluffy.  Beat in the eggs one at a time, until well blended.  Beat in the vanilla.  Stir in the Banana and yogurt until blended.  Add the flour mixture and stir until combined
Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake 1 hour.  Let it cool a bit before removing it from the pan.

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