What could be better than fresh baked banana bread? Few things are as intoxicating as a house that smells like banana bread heaven. But let's add fresh blueberries, bump up the protein, and see how good it gets!!
First I washed and dried these fresh blueberries. You'll need 1 heaping cup for this recipe!
Most baking starts with dry ingredients, and this is no different. In a big mixing bowl, add 1 cup of all purpose flour and 1 cup of whole wheat flour, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/4 cup of wheat germ. Whisk all the dry ingredients together and get another small bowl ready to mix your wet ingredients!
For this bread recipe, I used 2 big bananas, but you could use 3 small. The riper the better! Banana bread is a great way to use up those old bananas that have been overlooked for a while! It reminds me of the ugly duckling turning into the swan. Only in this story, we'll eat the swan... a.k.a. banana bread!
First I just mash my bananas with a potato masher, nothing fancy. Then add 5 tablespoons of melted butter (you can substitute canola or veg. oil, but, butter makes this better), 1/4 cup of lowfat buttermilk, and 2 eggs.
Add your wet to your dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Last, fold in your heaping cup of blueberries and pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake for about an hour at 350 degrees , but check after 45-50 minutes. When you insert a toothpick, and it comes out clean (not gooey) your bread is done!!
Here's the hard part. Let that bread sit and cool for at least 15 minutes before diving in! After 15, I popped it out of the pan to cool on a rack.
This was supposed to be for breakfast tomorrow... but we couldn't wait!
Warm, slightly sweet banana bread laced with fresh juicy blueberries! So good you'll want to make 2!!
What could be better than fresh baked banana bread? Few things are as intoxicating as a house that smells like banana bread heaven. But let's add fresh blueberries, bump up the protein, and see how good it gets!!
First I washed and dried these fresh blueberries. You'll need 1 heaping cup for this recipe!
Most baking starts with dry ingredients, and this is no different. In a big mixing bowl, add 1 cup of all purpose flour and 1 cup of whole wheat flour, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/4 cup of wheat germ. Whisk all the dry ingredients together and get another small bowl ready to mix your wet ingredients!
For this bread recipe, I used 2 big bananas, but you could use 3 small. The riper the better! Banana bread is a great way to use up those old bananas that have been overlooked for a while! It reminds me of the ugly duckling turning into the swan. Only in this story, we'll eat the swan... a.k.a. banana bread!
First I just mash my bananas with a potato masher, nothing fancy. Then add 5 tablespoons of melted butter (you can substitute canola or veg. oil, but, butter makes this better), 1/4 cup of lowfat buttermilk, and 2 eggs.
Add your wet to your dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Last, fold in your heaping cup of blueberries and pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake for about an hour at 350 degrees , but check after 45-50 minutes. When you insert a toothpick, and it comes out clean (not gooey) your bread is done!!
Here's the hard part. Let that bread sit and cool for at least 15 minutes before diving in! After 15, I popped it out of the pan to cool on a rack.
This was supposed to be for breakfast tomorrow... but we couldn't wait!
Warm, slightly sweet banana bread laced with fresh juicy blueberries! So good you'll want to make 2!!
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