Low GI Banana Bread Recipe 1½ cups whole wheat flour ¾ cup ground flaxseed 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp salt 3 medium very ripe bananas (mashed) 6
Low GI Banana Bread Recipe
- 1½ cups whole wheat flour
- ¾ cup ground flaxseed
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- 3 medium very ripe bananas (mashed)
- 6 tbsp brown sugar
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- 4 egg whites
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ¾ cup walnuts (chopped )
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Preheat oven to 180°C degrees
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Spray loaf pan with non-stick spray
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In a large bowl, blend flour, flaxseed, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and set aside
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Beat egg whites and sugar. Add bananas and vanilla and beat lightly
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Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and combine until well mixed
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Add walnuts and stir until combined
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Pour mixture into loaf pan and bake 40 to 50 minutes
Buttermilk substitute: ¾ tbsp lemon juice plus enough skim milk to make ¾ cup.
Measure 1 tbsp lemon juice (freshly squeezed is best) into a measuring cup and pour in skim milk for a total of one cup *DO NOT STIR* Allow to sit for 5 minutes.