Whole-Wheat Banana Bread with Macadamia Nuts
- Yield: 16 servings
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 60 mins
Ingredients
- 1/2cup unsalted butter
- 1cup sugar
- 2-- eggs, slightly beaten
- 3medium ripe bananas
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2cups all-purpose flour
- 1cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2teaspoon salt
- 1teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2cup chopped salted macadamia nuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
- Cream butter with sugar. Add eggs, bananas and vanilla. Mix until blended.
- Dissolve baking soda in 2 tablespoons water and add to banana mixture. Process for a minute or so. Sift together the flours, salt and baking powder. Fold into banana mixture. Pour into loaf pan.
- Sprinkle macadamia nuts on top, gently pressing them in. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Reprinted with permission from Joan Nathan's New American Cooking (Alfred A. Knopf, 2005).
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 230
- Glycemic Load 10.85
- Fat 10g
- Saturated Fat 4.5g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
- Monounsaturated Fat 4g
- Cholesterol 40mg
- Sodium 200mg
- Potassium 150mg
- Carbohydrate 33g
- Fiber 2g
- Sugars 16g
- Protein 4g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 4%
- Vitamin C 4%
- Calcium 4%
- Iron 6%
