Thursday, January 12, 2006
Point Count: Low Fat Banana Bread
2 large eggs - 4 pt.
3/4 cup sugar - 12 pt.
1 cup smashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium) - 6 pt.
1/3 cup buttermilk - 1 pt.
1 tablespoon vegetable oil - 2 pt.
1 tablespoon vanilla extract - 0 pt.
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour - 14 pt.
2 teaspoons baking powder - 0 pt.
1/2 teaspoon baking soda - 0 pt.
1/2 teaspoon salt - 0 pt.
Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly grease 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2-inch pan; dust with flour. Using electric mixer; beat eggs and sugar in large bowl until thick and light, about 5 minutes. Mix in smashed bananas, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt over mixture; beat until just blended. Transfer batter to prepared pan.
Bake bread until golden brown on top and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Turn bread out onto rack and cool.
Makes 1 loaf; 39 points in the whole thing. Daaaaaamn. If we make 8 slices, just a bit under 5 per slice. This is something to send to work with Curt.
3/4 cup sugar - 12 pt.
1 cup smashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium) - 6 pt.
1/3 cup buttermilk - 1 pt.
1 tablespoon vegetable oil - 2 pt.
1 tablespoon vanilla extract - 0 pt.
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour - 14 pt.
2 teaspoons baking powder - 0 pt.
1/2 teaspoon baking soda - 0 pt.
1/2 teaspoon salt - 0 pt.
Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly grease 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2-inch pan; dust with flour. Using electric mixer; beat eggs and sugar in large bowl until thick and light, about 5 minutes. Mix in smashed bananas, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt over mixture; beat until just blended. Transfer batter to prepared pan.
Bake bread until golden brown on top and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Turn bread out onto rack and cool.
Makes 1 loaf; 39 points in the whole thing. Daaaaaamn. If we make 8 slices, just a bit under 5 per slice. This is something to send to work with Curt.
