Banana Bread for Your Health
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom
- 2 cups ripe mashed bananas (3-4 medium bananas)
- 2 flax “eggs” (2 tablespoons ground flax mixed with 6 tablespoons warm water)
- ¼ - ½ cup chopped dates ¼ cup chopped walnuts (can also add a handful chopped apricots or raisins)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the flour with baking soda and baking powder. Add the spices. In another bowl mix the mashed bananas with the flax eggs and dates. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry. Batter will appear heavy, but it does mix. Be patient. Then toss in the walnuts. Lightly oil loaf pan and line bottom with parchment paper. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Check for doneness with toothpick. Turn bread onto cooling rack.
