Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
- 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 whl egg
- 1 egg white
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 cup chopped dates
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 lrg bananas very ripe
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk (lowest fat)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Make it step by step
- Sift together into a large bowl the white and whole-wheat flours, baking power, soda, spices and salt.
- Lightly combine the egg and egg white.
- Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the eggs, oil, dates, and brown sugar. Stir to mix well but do not beat.
- Mass the bananas in a processor; add buttermilk and vanilla and process to blend. Pour into the batter and mix thoroughly.
- PREHEAT OVEN to 350F. Pour batter into a nonstick 8-1/2 by 4" loaf pan and bake for 40 to 55 minutes in the bottom third of the oven, or until the center is done (test with toothpick).
- Cool for 10 minutes on a rack; remove from pan and continue to cool on the rack. Cut into 14 slices. APPROX: 205 cals, 2 g fat (8.7%%), 15 mg chol.
- Strategies for Delicious, Healthful Food in 30 Minutes or Less Marian
- Described as a moist sweet quick bread. Marian got it from Michel Stroot at the Golden Door in Escondido, California.
Nutrition and portions
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Recipe source
Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.
Cook times in the method are source guidance, not a record of testing in our kitchen. Check food temperatures and ingredient labels when cooking.