Blueberry Banana Bread
Several quick-bread recipes, then added banana chips. This version is excellent spread with cream cheese. Prep and cook time: about 1 1/4 hours, plus 45 minutes to cool.
Yield Makes 1 loaf; 10 servings
Ingredients
• 1 cup fresh blueberries, rinsed and drained, or frozen blueberries
• 2 cups plus one tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3)
• 1/2 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
• 1 large egg
• Oatmeal Streusel (recipe below)
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In a small bowl, gently mix blueberries with 1 tablespoon of the flour (or you can use cornstarch).
3. In another bowl, blend remaining 2 cups flour, the sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
4. In a third, large bowl, whisk bananas, buttermilk, butter, and egg to blend. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture just until evenly moistened; the batter will be stiff. Gently stir in blueberry mixture.
5. Spread batter level in a buttered 5- by 9-inch loaf pan. Sprinkle with oatmeal streusel and press in lightly.
6. Bake bread in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes.
7. Let bread cool in pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then run a knife around edges to loosen. Invert bread onto a plate, remove pan, and turn over onto rack to cool completely, about 45 minutes.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 319 (31% from fat)
Protein: 4.8g
Fat: 11g (sat 6.8)
Carbohydrate: 51g
Fiber: 1.8g
Sodium: 347mg
Cholesterol: 48mg
Oatmeal Streusel
Preparation
In a bowl, combine 1/4 cup each all-purpose flour, regular rolled oats, and chopped dried banana chips; 2 tablespoons each firmly packed brown sugar and butter, cut into chunks; and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Mix with your fingers until fine crumbs form.
Teri's variation: instead of a loaf pan I use a fluted bundt baking stone, though any non stick will do. Put the toppinf in first, then carefully layer on the batter bake 45minutes or so,test for doneness. this is a very moist cake and after inverting, replace any topping remaining.
