Mom’s Banana Bread

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup light butter, softened

1 2/3 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 bananas)

1/4 cup skim milk

1/4 cup low-fat sour cream

2 large egg whites

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

Cooking spray

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2.  Combine sugar and butter in a bowl; beat a medium speed of a mixer until well blended.  Add banana, milk, sour cream, and egg whites; beat well, and set aside.

3.  Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; stir well.  Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture, beating until blended.

4.  Spoon batter into a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.

5.  Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Yield:  1 loaf; 20 servings (serving size:  1 slice)

Calories:  147 (14% from fat); FAT 2.2g (sat 1.4g, mono 0.2g, poly 0.1g); PROTEIN 2.5g; CARB 30.2g; FIBER 1.1g; CHOL 7mg; IRON 0.8mg; SODIUM 180mg; CALC 13mg.

From Cooking Light Magazine – DEC 96