Banana Bread

Elyse LOVES helping me cook or bake in the kitchen! It doesn't matter what it is, I can almost always predict a little sidekick next to me. It's wonderful, unless we are short on time ;) Anyway, recently, Elyse's favorite thing to make is, banana bread. She mashes the bananas all by herself and never seems to get tired of doing it. Plus the recipe is really quite healthy, so I don't object to her wanting to make it so Nate, Caleb, her and I can eat it. I would not recommend it if you want really doughy banana bread or don't enjoy the taste of whole wheat.

Banana Bread
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup canola or veg. oil
2 large egg whites
4-5 bananas peeled and mashed
1 tsp vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 350 and coat 9X5 inch loaf pan

2. In medium bowl, mix flours, soda, powder, salt and cinnamon, set aside

3. In large bowl, mix sugar and oil with wooden spoon until well combined. Mix in egg whites, banana and vanilla. Add the flour mixture and mix until combined.

4. Pour batter into pan. Bake until toothpick comes out clean, 40-45 minutes.

ENJOY!