Peanut Butter-Banana Bread
It's a commonly accepted fact that peanut butter and banana go great together. Time for some food science!
Ingredients
Bread
- 1 1/2 cup mashed ripe banana
- 1/3 cup plain fat-free yogurt
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 tbsp butter melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 6.75 oz all-purpose flour about 1 1/2 cups
- 1/4 cup ground flaxseed
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground allspice
- 2 tbsp chopped dry-roasted peanuts
- cooking spray
Glaze
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp 1% low-fat milk
- 1 tbsp creamy peanut butter
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°.
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To prepare bread, combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed. Add granulated and brown sugars; beat until blended.
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Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (through allspice) in a small bowl. Add flour mixture to banana mixture; beat just until blended. Stir in nuts. Pour batter into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 5 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven; cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack. Remove bread from pan; cool.
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To prepare glaze, combine powdered sugar, milk, and 1 tablespoon peanut butter in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Drizzle glaze over bread.
