Ingredients:
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar free applesauce
3/4 cup honey (or 1/2 cup honey - see Mark's Notes)
2 eggs, beaten
3 mashed overripe bananas
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt
3. In medium bowl, mix honey with applesauce
4. Stir in eggs and bananas with honey and applesauce until well blended
5. Stir banana-honey mixture into the flour mixture - just to moisten
6. Lightly grease 9x5 inch loaf pan
7. Bake in preheated oven for 60-65 minutes - or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean (see Mark's Notes)
8. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes
9. Enjoy
Here is the original website and recipe:
http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/bread/sweet-bread/banana-bread-with-honey-and-applesauce.html
Mark's Story:
This is a recipe that Trish sent me that she wanted me to try as it is almost sugar free as in there is no extra added sugar. Most banana bread recipes call for anywhere from 1/2 cup to 1 1/4 cup sugar. This recipe replaces the sugar with honey and applesauce.
Mark's Notes:
After baking this for 65 minutes, I had to leave my loaf in the oven for another 20 minutes for it to cook all the way through.
Also, the honey flavor was almost overpowering. I would suggest trying just 1/2 cup of honey.
The only other suggestion that I have is to make two smaller loaves rather than 1 large loaf and adjust cooking times accordingly.
