Eggless Banana Bread

 

Ingredients

• ½ cup (4 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
• ⅓ cup (2.5 ounces) granulated sugar
• ⅓ cup (4 ounces) honey
• ⅔ cup (6 ounces) unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup ripe, mashed bananas (about 3 bananas)
• 1 ¾ cup (8.3 ounces) all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup wheat germ,( optional)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup toasted pecans, chopped

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350, and lightly spray a 9x5x3" loaf pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter with an electric mixer on high. Mix for about 30 seconds, and then start streaming in the sugar slowly while mixing.
3. Next, add the honey and beat until combined.
4. Add the applesauce and beat until combined.
5. Next, add the mashed bananas, and stir just until blended with a spatula.
6. Sprinkle the flour, wheat germ (if using), baking soda, and pecans on top. Fold everything together using a spatula.
7. Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan (batter is very thick).
8. Bake on the middle rack on the oven for about 60-70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted half-way into the loaf comes out clean with only moist crumbs clinging to it.
9. Allow the bread to cool in the pan on a wire rack before slicing.
10. Store leftover slices in the fridge after 24 hours. Toast to reheat.