Applesauce Banana Bread

Name: Applesauce Banana Bread
Total time: 1200 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 medium bananas; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup Applesauce, unsweetened; 2 large eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tbsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 cup wheat flour

bozzalev @cook_3136573

This is the best banana bread recipe I've made so far. It has less sugar, and I use half wheat flour to make it a little healthier. The applesauce helps it stay moist. I've even made muffins out of the recipe! I like to add a crumb topping, makes it a sweet treat!

bozzalev @cook_3136573

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Ingredients

20 mins

3 mediumbananas
1 cuppacked brown sugar
1/2 cupApplesauce, unsweetened
2 largeeggs
1 tspvanilla extract
1 tspbaking soda
1 tbspbaking powder
1 tspsalt
1 cupall-purpose flour
1 cupwheat flour

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Steps

20 mins

1

Pre-heat oven to 350°F.
2

Mash up bananas and place in large bowl. Stir in brown sugar and let sit about 15 minutes.
3

Meanwhile, grease the bottom and half-way up the sides of loaf pan. Set aside.
4

Add applesauce, eggs and vanilla to banana mixture and beat well.
5

In medium bowl, mix the flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
6

Gradually mix in flour mixture with banana mixture. Pour into greased pan.
7

*Optional crumb topping- in a small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons flour, cinnamon, 1/3 cup brown sugar. Cut in 1 tablespoon of butter and mix until it resembles cornmeal. Sprinkle on top of the batter before you place the pan in the oven to bake.
8

Bake for about 45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven, let stand 10 minutes, then remove from pan and let cool completely on wire rack.