Banana Pecan Breakfast Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups ripe mashed bananas (about 3)
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, or your favorite combination)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, mash the bananas.
• 2 add applesauce, sugar, eggs and yogurt; combine thoroughly.
• 3 in a small bowl, combine flours, flax, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• 4 add dry ingredients to wet ingredients; stir until just combined.
• 5 gently stir in vanilla and pecans.
• 6 pour batter into a greased 8x8 pan. bake at 350° for 50 minutes. bread is done when the top springs back when lightly pressed.