the bakers thread

[pookybear 284]

Any other bakers out there? Have any healthy recipes to share? Have any tips or tricks to turn your favorite recipes into healthier, bariatric-friendly goodness? I went Apple picking yesterday and made a big batch of Apple cinnamon bread and banana bread yesterday. Looking for more recipes. Dinners too! We only eat chicken, tuna or turkey, and get bored of the same recipes.

[Thinkingthinner1109 485]

Can I have your recipes for the bread?

[pookybear 284]

This one I have yet to figure out how to make it healthier, other than switching to white whole wheat flour. I'll gladly take suggestions.

Apple Cinnamon bread

1/3 cup brown sugar (not packed)

1 tsp ground cinnamon

2/3 cup raw cane sugar

½ cup butter or other spread, softened

2 eggs

1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

1 ½ cups white whole wheat flour

2 tsp baking powder

½ cup milk

1 apple, peeled and chopped

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 9x5 loaf pan.

2. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl and set aside. Beat white sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until incorporated; add vanilla extract.

3. Combine flour and baking powder together in another bowl; stir into creamed butter mixture. Mix milk into batter until smooth. Pour half the batter into the prepared loaf pan.

4. Add half the apples and half the brown sugar cinnamon mixture. Lightly pat apple mixture into batter.

5. Pour the remaining batter over apple layer; top with remaining apples and add more brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. Lightly pat apples into batter; swirl brown sugar mixture through apples using a finger or spoon.

6. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean; 30-40 minutes.

[pookybear 284]

banana bread

2 ¼ cups white whole wheat flour

¾ tsp. baking soda

¼ tsp. salt

¼ cup plain nonfat yogurt

¼ cup honey

1 tsp. vanilla

2 eggs

1/3 cup oil

3 mashed overripe bananas

1. Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 9x5 loaf pan.

2. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.

3. In a separate bowl mix bananas with yogurt, honey, eggs, oil, and vanilla.

4. Fold the banana mixture into the flour mixture until blended. Do not over mix.

5. Pour batter into prepared pan.

6. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean from the center.

Edited September 15, 2014 by pookybear

[AngryViking 217]

I love to bake! I've been experimenting a little with Splenda in place of sugar and it seems to work pretty well.

[ShirleyJ84 19]

It's funny I was just talking to a girlfriend of mine about baking this afternoon. I love to bake. My problem is if I bake then I'm going to want to taste. I'll wait until I'm a little further out to jump back on the bug.

Thank you for the recipes. I'll have to try them in the future.

[pookybear 284]

I always use applesauce instead of oil as well and I use raw cane sugar or honey in place of refined sugar. Still a lot of sugar, but I prefer the more natural stuff