Low-cal Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 1/2 tablespoons smart balance butter spread
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 2 large eggs
• 3 large very ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/2 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
• 6 walnut halves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 lightly spray 9-x-5-x-3-inch loaf pan and set aside.
• 3 in a small bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. set aside.
• 4 with a standing mixer or handheld mixer, cream the butter and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. lower the speed to medium, add the molasses and eggs, and mix until just combined. add the bananas and mix until well combined.
• 5 lower the speed, and slowly add the flour mixture until just combined. using a rubber spatula, fold in the chopped walnuts and transfer to the loaf pan. decorate the top of the loaf with the walnut halves.
• 6 bake for 1 hour or 1 hour 15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes away clean. cool in pan for 20 minutes. gently run a knife around the edges and remove from pan, then cool upright on rack.
• 7 note: in my oven, the stated time is too long. i'd check it after an hour.