The Whole Wheat

My pregnancy is approaching its end – and I have hope that even in the sleep deprived early weeks of motherhood I will want to cook *something*!  Until then however, my doctor has required me to just rest and do as little as possible – even cooking.  So when I just needed a baked goodie today, and 3 bananas were ready to be mashed up, I knew I needed a super quick and simple recipe to satisfy both myself and my doctor!

This recipe is a great jumping off point for banana bread – add chocolate chips or blueberries, mix up the spices, just make it your own.  And enjoy!  The hard part is waiting an hour for it to bake…

Ingredients:

• 3 to 4 ripe bananas
• 1/4 c melted butter
• 1 c sugar (I used 1/2 brown sugar and 1/2 white)
• 1 1/2 c flour (this is a great place to sub in a 1/2 c. of spelt or other different flour)
• 1 t vanilla
• 1 t cinnamon
• 1/4 t salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 t baking soda

1. Preheat oven to 350.  Prep a bread pan baking dish with butter or cooking spray.
2. Place bananas in a medium mixing bowl and smash with a fork or potato masher.  The more smooshy and smooth the better.
3. Add all remaining ingredients to the bowl and combine.
4. Transfer batter to the bread baking dish and into the oven.
5. Cook about 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.
6. Cool several minutes then remove from pan and allow to continue cooling.  Bread is delicious warm but try not to burn yourself!