Lemon Banana Bread

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Ingredients

  • Bread
  • 3 large bananas (very ripe)
  • 1/4 cup light margarine
  • 1/2 cup unbleached cane sugar
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 6 tablespoons egg whites, well beaten
  • 1 lemon, zest of, grated
  • Sauce
  • 1/2 lemon, juice of
  • 1/4 cup sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Spray loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray & dust with flour.
  3. Grate lemon & set aside.
  4. In mixing bowl, mash bananas with a fork.
  5. In separate bowl cream together margarine & 1 cup sugar.
  6. In a another bowl, beat eggs.
  7. Combine bananas, margarine mixture, & eggs & beat another 60 seconds.
  8. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
  9. Gradually add banana mixture to flour and mix well.
  10. Add grated lemon peel and mix well.
  11. Bake 50-60 minutes.
  12. Remove from oven, leave in pan, and poke holes in top of loaf with fork.
  13. In small saucepan, squeeze juice from 1/2 lemon. Mix in sugar & heat on medium high until syrupy.
  14. Spoon over loaf & sprinkle with pecans. Cool completely before removing from pan.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

919 kcal 46% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 31.4g 63% DV
Total Fat 50.4g 65% DV
Carbs 89.9g 33% DV
Fiber 5.6g 20% DV
Sugar 31.1g 62% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 8058mg 100% DV
Potassium 877.3mg 19% DV
Cholesterol 24.8mg 8% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 41.5mcg 5% DV
Vitamin C 12.6mg 14% DV
Calcium 203.8mg 16% DV
Iron 4.9mg 27% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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