Banana Bread

Ingredients

4 medium-sized bananas
1/2 cup applesauce (about 2 individual serving cups)
2 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350º. On the lower rack of the oven, put a baking dish 3/4 full of water to heat with the oven.
2. Grease bread pan with butter and flour.
3. Peel and mash bananas. Mix in applesauce, eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla.
4. Add flour and baking soda. Mix.
5. Stir in pecans or walnuts.
6. Fill bread pan.
7. Bake for about 45 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.

Tips

To make a non-nut version, simply leave out the nuts.