Eggless Banana Bread

Banana Bread is quick and easy bread that can also be served as a cake.  This can be served for breakfast or as a snack. This tastes best when served warm or on room temperature. No toppings or accompaniments are necessary.  This is very soft and moist bread. Slice the bread just before serving as unsliced bread lasts longer. Store unsliced bread wrapped in plastic. This bread can be done in an hour.

Ingredients
All Purpose Flour – ¾ cup
Whole Wheat Flour – ¾ cup
Baking Soda – 1 teaspoon
Salt – 1 teaspoon
Sugar – ½ cup
Ripe Bananas – 3 large
Applesauce – ¼ cup or 3 table spoons milk and 1 table spoon oil
Butter (Melted) – 4 tablespoons
Vanilla Extract – ¼ teaspoon
Chocolate Chips – 1 table spoon (optional)
Chopped Walnuts – ¼ cup (optional)
Tutti Frutti – ¼ cup

Method
Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C
Mix all the dry ingredients (both flours, baking soda, salt and sugar) together in a large mixing bowl.
In a separate bowl, mash the bananas well.
Stir the butter or margarine, vanilla extract and applesauce into the bananas.
Add the banana mixture into the mixing bowl with the dry ingredients.
Mix gently by hand, just enough to form a thick, clumpy batter. If the mixture seems too dry, add more mashed banana or applesauce to adjust the consistency.
Fold in chocolate chips and/or walnuts, if using.
Pour batter into greased loaf pan and bake for 45 - 50 minutes or until the bread is a deep golden brown and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.


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