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# Bread: BANANA-NUT BREAD
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/banana-nut_bread_0530110711/
- Published: 2011-05-30T20:11:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:08:11.000Z
- Description: A banana-nut bread that leans on mashed bananas and low-fat buttermilk for moisture to keep the fat down, with brown sugar, margarine and chopped pecans, baked 50 to 55 minutes. A half-inch slice runs 133 calories with 5 grams of fat. From the NHLBI.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Heart Healthy Recipes, Recipes & Dining, #vivvo-import

Bananas and low-fat buttermilk give this old favorite its moistness and help lower the fat.

1 C mashed ripe bananas

1/3 C low-fat buttermilk

1/2 C packed brown sugar

1/4 C margarine

1 egg

2 C sifted all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 C chopped pecans 

Preheat oven to 350º F. Lightly oil two 9x5-inch loaf pan.

Stir together mashed bananas and buttermilk; set aside.

Cream brown sugar and margarine together until light. Beat in egg. Add banana mixture; beat well.

Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; add all at once to liquid ingredients. Stir until well blended.

Stir in nuts and turn into prepared pan.

Bake for 50-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pan.

Remove from pan and complete cooling on a wire rack before slicing.

Yield: One loaf--Serving Size: 1/2-inch slice

Each serving provides:

Calories: 133 

Total fat: 5 g 

Saturated fat: 1 g 

Cholesterol: 12 mg 

Sodium: 138 mg

Source: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/syah/banutbre.htm