Healthy Banana Orange Flax Bread Low Fat Recipes

HEALTHIER BANANA BREAD (LOWER FAT, FLAX, WW FLOUR, LESS SUGAR)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray 2 loaf pans with non-stick spray.
• Mash bananas.
• Combine sugar, oil and egg--mixing until creamy.
• Blend in mashed bananas.
• In a separate bowl, combine whole wheat flour, ground flax seed, salt, baking soda. (Add the nuts to the dry ingredients at this point). Combine wet and dry ingredients, but do not overmix.
• Pour batter into loaf pans and bake approximately 1 hour-testing with a toothpick at the hour, and then as needed.
• Note: Because the batter is dense you will need to watch the baking time to be sure it is adequate--don't only go by color, flax seed will add darkness.

HEALTHY BANANA ORANGE FLAX BREAD (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Grease and flour 9 by 5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine flours, sugar, flaxseed, baking powder, and baking soda.
• in a small bowl, combine yogurt, egg, oil, vanilla, and orange juice concentrate.
• Mash banana and add to wet mixture, combining well.
• add wet ingrediants to dry (Dont over-mix!).
• pour batter into loaf pan.
• bake for 35 mins or until cooked through.
• upon choice, you can spread some additional orange juice concentrate on top of cooling loaf. (after you take it out of the oven).
• Enjoy!

BANANA - RASPBERRY BREAD LOW FAT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Coat an 8" loaf pan with cooking spray.
• In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; whisk to blend. Make a well in center; set aside.
• In another bowl, combine bananas, milk, egg, and vanilla; fold in raspberries.
• Pour batter into center of dry ingredients; fold together until combined. Do not overmix.
• Pour batter into pan; bake 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely. Slice before wrapping individually.

BANANA/ORANGE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Add all wet ingredients in a blender and mix for 15 seconds.
• Add the blended ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well.
• Pour mixture into a well-greased bread pan and place on middle rack in preheated oven.
• Bake for approximately 45 minutes.
• Insert toothpick to test for doneness (it should come out clean).
• Cover the loaf with foil if it is starting to brown too quickly on top.
• Let cool for 30 minutes and then enjoy.

FLAX BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 350°F
• Grease a 8-1/2 x 4-1/2-inch bread pan; set aside.
• Mix together flour, flaxseed meal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
• In a separate bowl, beat together eggs and oil.
• Add dry ingredients and mashed bananas alternately to egg and oil mixture, stirring until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour into prepared pan.
• Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over batter in loaf pan. Pat down firmly into batter or swirl topping into batter with knife.
• Bake 55-60 minutes.

HEALTHY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Grease bottom only of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches, or 1 loaf pan 9 by 5 by 3 inches.
• Mix sugar, applesauce, and margarine in large bowl.
• Stir in egg product until well blended.
• Add bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla.
• Beat until smooth.
• Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt until just moistened.
• Stir in nuts (if desired).
• Pour into pans.
• Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour, 9-inch loaf about 1 1/4 hours, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes.
• Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top side up on wire rack.
• Cool completely.

LOW FAT BANANA OAT BREAD

Steps:

• Sift first 6 ingredients (flour through cinnamon) together in a large bowl.
• Mix remaining ingredients in a small bowl.
• Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
• Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray. Pour mixture into pan.
• Bake at 350 for 40 to 45 minutes or till tests done with a cake tester or toothpick. This will rise very high. If necessary, cover the top slightly with foil if top starts to brown too fast.
• Allow to cook in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely before slicing. Slices can be toasted in toaster oven or microwaved for about 20 seconds.