How Do You Make A Banana Bread Recipe Healthier?
Nothing beats a warm, yummy piece of homemade banana bread fresh out of the oven. But just because it has fruit in it doesn’t make it healthy! In fact, most banana breads are loaded with fats and sugar. Here are some easy ways to adjust your favorite banana bread recipe to make it healthier and just as yummy! Fix your flour. White flour is the most processed form of flour, and is missing the most nutritious parts of flour – the bran and the germ. You can substitute unbleached whole wheat flour for any or all of the white flour in your recipe at a one to one ratio. Wheat flour usually results in a denser bread, so you may want to replace only part of the white flour. You can also sift the wheat flour to incorporate more air and make the end product lighter. Skimp on the sugar. My favorite recipe calls for a full cup of sugar, but I’ve simply used three quarters cup or one half cup, depending on my sweet tooth at the time, and the bread has turned out just as yummy. Simply reducing by on
