Banana Bread

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 3 tbsp. packed light brown sugar
• 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 8 dried dates
• 6 dried apricot halves, chopped
• 1 large egg
• 1 very ripe banana, mashed
• 1/4 cup fat-free milk

Makes 12 Servings (1/12 of bread per serving)

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F; spray an 8 x 4=inch loaf pan with nonstick spray. 
2. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon; stir in the walnuts, dates, and apricots. In a small bowl, beat the egg; add the banana and milk. Pour over the flour mixture; stir until just blended (do not overmix). 
3. Transfer to the pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool completely on a rack. 

WW POINTS VALUE: 2 pts.

Note: This recipe appears in the WW New Complete Cookbook. Banana bread is a wonderful comfort food on the go or when you're sitting at the table. Banana make this bread moist and the dates, apricots, walnuts and cinnamon make the bread flavorful. You can even cut the light brown sugar in half in this recipe and the banana bread will still be delicious.