Wheaties FUEL Banana Bread

Two rather ripe bananas, and Wheaties FUEL.  Why not?  I haven't had a chance to bake in a few weeks.  The need to quell the urge was getting quite demanding.  So, looking around at what was in the kitchen, I had all the necessary ingredients for banana bread.  And, why not try to incorporate the Wheaties FUEL?  I have plenty of that around the house!  There are plenty of Oatmeal Banana Bread recipes, so really I just substituted the Wheaties FUEL for the oatmeal. I adapted the recipe from a Cooking Light recipe. Baking craving cured.  For now anyway!

The usual suspects, plus one unique ingredient.

1 cup packed brown sugar

Add 1/4 cup + 3T vegetable oil to the brown sugar.

2 egg whites + 1 egg

Blend brown sugar, vegetable oil and eggs until well combined

Two ripe bananas

One cup Wheaties FUEL

1/2 cup milk

Add milk to bananas and Wheaties FUEL

Blend bananas, Wheaties FUEL and milk...

...until well comined

Add banana mixture to sugar mixture.  Blend until just combined.

2 cups all purpose flour

1 Tablespoon Baking Powder

1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon to a medium bowl

Whisk dry ingredients together.

Blend dry ingredients with wet ingredients until just combined.

Spray a 9"X5" loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.

Lovingly spoon the batter into the loaf pan.  Somehow there is always just enough batter left in the mixing bowl for a good spoonful of batter to make it into my mouth.  Okay, maybe more than one spoonful.  Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for  60-70 minutes until a knife inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.

Look at the beautiful brown crust.  The edges are perfectly crispy.  Not all bread forms a good crispy crust, and not all should.  The crust on this loaf just begged to be tapped on and heard, and  I couldn't wait to take a slice.  I am a butt girl.  The butt of bread loaves is what I am talking about of course!

MMM.....the camera didn't capture the steam that was coming off of the fresh slice.  I should have taken a picture of me devouring the first piece.  Quality control of course!

Ingredients

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 7 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/3 cups mashed ripe banana (about 2 large)
• 1 cup Wheaties FUEL
• 1/2 cup fat-free milk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• cooking spray

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; beat well at medium speed of a mixer. Combine banana, oats, and milk; add to sugar mixture, beating well. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir with a whisk. Add to sugar mixture; beat just until moist. Spoon batter into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.