Healthy Banana Orange Flax Bread Low Fat Recipes

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.

LOWER FAT BANANA BREAD I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan with a non-stick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, beat the white sugar and margarine or butter until smooth and creamy. Beat in the eggs, water and bananas with the sugar mixture until it is well blended.
• Mix in the flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder just until the mixture is moistened. Be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl to blend all ingredients.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degree C) for about 60 minutes. Bread is done when the top is firm to the touch and a golden brown color. Time will vary according to loaf size and oven type. When bread is removed from oven, allow it to cool on it's side for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and let cool on a rack. This bread is also excellent if you add mini chocolate chips or small fruit pieces to the mix just before baking.

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!

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.

BANANA BREAD - LOW FAT, HIGH FIBER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 8-1/2 x 4-1/2-inch bread pan; set aside.
• Mix together dry ingredients (flour through salt) in a bowl.
• In a separate bowl, beat together eggs and yogurt.
• Add dry ingredients and mashed bananas alternately to wet ingredients, stirring until dry ingredients are completely incorporated and moist.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 55-60 minutes, or until golden and tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool for 15 minutes in pan; remove from pan and cool completely.