MamasHealth.com Home Bread Recipes Applesauce muffin Apricot orange bread Banana muffin Banana nut bread Banana wheat muffins Blueberry muffins Bran muffins Cheesy garlic biscuits Chocolate banana Chocolate lover muffins Cinnamon apple muffins Cornbread Corny corn muffins Homestyle biscuits Ironman muffins Lemon poppyseed muffins Pumpkin bread Quick tea loaf Skillet cornbread Spoonbread Links   Email Mama Tips for healthy holiday meals Whole Wheat Bread vs. White Bread Appetizer Recipes Beverage Recipes Bread Recipes Breakfast Recipes Burger Recipes Butter Recipes Casserole Recipes Chicken Recipes Crockpot Recipes Dessert Recipes Egg Recipes Jamaican Recipes Pickled Recipes Pasta Recipes Pizza Recipes Rice Recipes Salad Recipes Sauce Recipes Seafood Recipes Shake Recipes Soup Recipes Thai Recipes Tofu Recipes Turkey Recipes Vegetarian Recipes Egg Substitutes Cooking tips Mama's kitchen dilemmas Inexpensive Ovens Sign up for the MamasHealth Newsletter	Banana Nut Bread Using low-fat buttermilk gives this old favorite its moistness and helps lower the fat. Ingredients: 1 cup mashed ripe bananas 1/3 cup low-fat buttermilk 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup margarine 1 egg 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup chopped pecans Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9x5-inch loaf pan (or use nonfat cooking spray). 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 for 5 minutes in pan. Remove from pan and complete cooling on a wire rack before slicing. Yield: One loaf, 12 1/2-inch slices. Nutrition at a glance Each Serving Provides: amount per serving Calories 133 Total Fat 5 g Saturated Fat 1 g Cholesterol 12 mg Sodium 138 mg Source: National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.	Sign up for our Email Newsletter For Email Marketing you can trust
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