Brazilian Banana Bread

In Brazil we call this Banana Cake, but when I baked this for the first time here everyone started calling it Banana Bread. You can add nuts in the dough or on the top if you wish.

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.

Step: 2

In a large bowl, mix together margarine and sugar until smooth. Mix in yolks. Stir in flour and baking powder alternately with the milk.

Step: 3

In another bowl, beat egg whites until doubled in volume. Fold beaten whites into the dough. Spread into a greased 9 x 12 inch pan. Slice bananas over the top of the dough. In a small bowl, mix together the 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon; sprinkle over bananas.

Step: 4

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Per Serving: 355 calories; protein 6.1g; carbohydrates 74.3g; fat 4.7g; cholesterol 52.8mg; sodium 140.4mg.

Eating healthy breakfast to continue the day has become a fabulous habit. It’s a fabolous way to start my 24 hours off healthfully. The sweet hit from the fruit wakes me up and bring me power to take on the morning. The sweetness is often vilified as the evil of all disease, but fruit is also loaded with fibre, which is great for your stomach system and helps keep you feeling full all day , and less likely grab a side food out of the vending machine before break .

Make fruit a morning habit is easy . Easy as put the sweetness in your refrigerator next to the milk or on the bench next to your grain pan , or beside your coffee maker or tea kettle — about anywhere where you’ll find it. Before you eating the rest of your food , eat your fruit. If you’re not normally a breakfast person.

Give your stomach energy a bit of sweetness in the morning is important to move your healthy body for the day and fuel to your brain, which, incidentally, requires a continue supply of sugar in the form of process glucose, counting at to around 120g daily. There is also substantial evidence to support the idea that a diet high in fibre can lowering your risk of a count of of cancers. And of course, you well-being from all the other supplement and antioxidants in fruit, which keep you powerfull and healthy.