It's easy to change a traditional recipe into one with whole ingredients.
A good rule of thumb is to substitute on a one to one basis.
For instance, instead of white flour, use whole wheat flour.
Substitute white sugar with dehydrated, granulated cane juice.
Olive oil is wonderful in place of other oils.
Keep in mind that cooking is an art. So have fun as you experiment when you use more nutritious ingredients in your cooking and baking.
Quick Banana Bread (Adapted from the Joy of Cooking cookbook)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Have all ingredients at about 75 degrees.
Sift before measuring:
1 ¾ cups whole grain flour
Resift with:
2 ¼ teaspoons double acting baking powder
½ teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Blend until creamy:
1/3 cup olive oil
2/3 cup dehydrated sugar cane juice
¾ grated lemon rind
Beat in:
1 to 2 beaten eggs
1 – 1 ¼ cups ripe organic banana pulp
Add the sifted ingredients in about 3 parts to the sugar mixture. Beat the batter after each addition until smooth.
*(Optional) Fold in:
½ - 1 cup Ghirardelli semi-sweet chocolate chips
½ cup broken nut meats
½ cup finely chopped apricots
Place the batter in a greased bread pan. Bake the bread for about 1 hour or until done. Cool before slicing.
2 comments:
I agree with always using the least processed flour, or the most whole grain that you can find. I have heard it said that eating white bread is like eating a poisen.
I try to eat whole grains and wheat flour when ever possible. It's nice to see that Papa Johns now offers a wheat crust, a better choice.
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