Banana Flax Bread

3 medium ripe bananas (1 ½ cup mashed)

½ cup sugar

¾ cup skim milk

1 tsp. vanilla

 

Dry ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour

½ cup ground flax

1/3 cup oat bran

1-2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

 

Preheat oven to 350°F.  Mash bananas and sugar together in medium-sized mixing bowl using a fork.   Add the milk and vanilla.  Add the dry ingredients and mix smooth.

Lightly spray a 9" X 5"  non-stick loaf pan with vegetable cooking oil spray.  Pour batter into pan and bake until loaf is done - when it springs back to the touch in the center and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45-50 minutes.

Notes:

Flax:  Grind whole seeds in coffee grinder or buy milled or ground.

Oat Bran:  Look for it in the hot cereal section of the grocery store.

 

Yield: 10 servings

PER SERVING:     
CALORIES: 210     
FAT: 3g            SATURATED FAT: 0g
CHOLESTEROL: 0mg         
SODIUM: 135mg
CARBOHYDRATE: 42g
FIBER: 4g                  
PROTEIN: 5g

WeightWatchers Points:  4

 

Diabetic Exchange: 3 carbohydrate

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