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Strawberry Banana Bread

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Author Louisa

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour + 1 Tablespoon
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter , softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 bananas)
  • 1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract

for strawberry swirl

  • 8-10 strawberries , hulled
  • 1 tsp sweetener or sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan with cooking spray/butter/or oil and a dusting of flour to coat.
  • Start by preparing the strawberry swirl. In a food processor, puree hulled strawberries with sweetener or sugar until completely smooth. Set aside.
  • In medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, stirring with a whisk.
  • Place sugar and butter in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 1 minute). Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the banana, yogurt, vanilla extract, and almond extract; beat until blended. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moist.
  • Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Top with dollops of strawberry puree and swirl into the batter with a knife. Bake for 60-70 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.

Notes

For coating the pan, many times, I will use the wrapper from my butter, and that's usually just the right amount to cover my whole pan.
adapted from: http://www.anediblemosaic.com/