Lighter Banana Bread
- Title
- Lighter Banana Bread
- Subject
- bananas
- lemon juice
- flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- nutmeg
- cloves
- egg
- egg whites
- sugar
- vegetable oil
- buttermilk
- Description
- LIGHTER BANANA BREAD THE TAMPA TRIBUNE
3 ripe bananas ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
1 TB. lemon juice ½ tsp. ground cloves
2 cups flour 1 egg and 2 egg whites
1½ tsp. baking powder 3/4 cup sugar
½ tsp. baking soda ½ cup vegetable oil
½ teaspoon salt 2 TB. buttermilk
Spray a 9x95" loaf pan with cooking spray. Line
the pan with wax paper and spray again. Puree
bananas with lemon juice. Stir together the
flour, baking powder, soda, salt, nutmeg and
cloves. Beat together the egg, egg whites,
sugar, oil and buttermilk. Beat in the banana.
Slowly add the flour mixture, mixing just until
Card 1 Back:
blended. Transfer to the prepared pan and bake
in a preheated 350-degree oven for 1 hour.
Let cool in the pan 5 minutes before unmolding.
Cool on a rack before cutting.
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# Lighter Banana Bread
*The Tampa Tribune*
## Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
- 1 egg and 2 egg whites
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 Tbsp. buttermilk
## Instructions
1. Spray a 9x5" loaf pan with cooking spray. Line the pan with wax paper and spray again.
2. Puree bananas with lemon juice.
3. Stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cloves.
4. Beat together the egg, egg whites, sugar, oil, and buttermilk.
5. Beat in the banana mixture.
6. Slowly add the flour mixture, mixing just until blended.
7. Transfer to the prepared pan and bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 1 hour.
8. Let cool in the pan 5 minutes before unmolding.
9. Cool on a rack before cutting. - Source
- RCA0008 - Florida Collection of Typed Cards (eBay)
- Date
- 1970s
- Rights
- Personal/Family
- Format
- Clipped recipe
- Identifier
- RCA0008-20260621-0108
- Coverage
- Florida, US
- Tampa
Dublin Core
Collection
Tags
Citation
“Lighter Banana Bread,” Recipe Card Archive, accessed June 28, 2026, https://recipecardarchive.com/items/show/1938.