I never like tossing out over-ripened bananas. Generally I will make cookies with them but, this time I decided to make some banana bread. Sadly, I didn't have a loaf pan so I had to bake it in an 8x8 pan, still came out great.
The original recipe was from allrecipes.com. I made a few adjustments to make it a little healthier.- 1/2 c. unsweetened applesauce instead of butter
- 1/2 c. sugar (1 c. would have been over sweet since my bananas were really ripe = really sweet)
- added 1/2 c. ground flax seed
- omitted milk (read: forgot to add in milk)
- used whole wheat flour instead
- since my pan was not the traditional loaf pan, my baking time was decreased by about 10 minutes.
Voila! A super easy, delicious banana bread. I hope you enjoy!
In health,
Lauren
I tried this today! did it almost the same as you did (just forgot flax seed, omitted pecans, and it baked in a square pan like yours for only 45 minutes). it turned out alright, except without the milk it was a little dry (my mom says our whole wheat flour is stone-ground and that made it coarser, as well). but cut out a small piece and pour some milk over it and that perks it right up! gonna try it a second time, but with the original recipe minus the pecans to compare. thanks for this; I love a good baking experiment! :)
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