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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1/2 cup reduced calorie margarine
1 sugar stubstitute to equal
1 cup +2 tbs sugar
2 eggs
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 3/4 tsp baking powder
3 medium bananas, chopped
1 cup peeled, coarsely chopped apple
1 vegetable cooking spray
Directions
Cream margarine in a large bowl; gradually add sugar substitute, beating
at medium speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, and
beat until thick and lemon colored.
Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture, mixing well.
Fold in bananas and apple.
Spoon batter into an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 inch loaf pan coated with cooking
spray.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour and 5 minutes to 1 hour and 10 minutes
or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10
minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack. Makes 1 loaf
(16 slices).
Nutritional information per slice: calories - 105, protein - 2 gm., fat
~ 4 gm., carbohydrates - 16 gm., cholesterol - 35 mg., fiber - trace,
sodium - 211 mg. Diabetic Exchanges: Starch - 1, Fat - 1.
FROM: All New Cookbook for Diabetics and Their Families by University
of Alabama at Birmingham copyright 1988
Servings: 16
Diet Banana-Apple Bread Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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