Roasted Strawberry Banana Bread is moist and delicious, made with ripe bananas and roasted strawberries, which brings out the sweetness of the berries.
Ingredients
1 1/4cupsstrawberries(diced)
3ripe medium bananas(mashed)
2tbspunsweetened apple sauce
1 1/4cupswhite whole wheat flour
3/4tspbaking soda
1/4tspsalt
2tbspbutter(softened)
1/2cuplight brown sugar(not packed)
2large egg whites
1tspvanilla extract
baking spray
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Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a loaf pan with baking spray.
Place the strawberries on a baking sheet and roast for 25 minutes, remove and set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt with a wire whisk. Set aside.
In a large bowl cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer.
Add egg whites, bananas, apple sauce and vanilla, and beat at medium speed until thick. Scrape down sides of the bowl.
Add flour mixture and blend at low speed until combined, do not over mix.
Fold in strawberries and pour batter into the prepared loaf pan; bake in the center rack for about 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let the pan cool at least 20 minutes, bread should be room temperature before slicing.