Serves: 24
Total Calories: 121

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/3 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1 cup very ripe mashed banana (2 medium)
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

1. Heat oven to 350°. Grease bottom only of loaf pan, 8 ½ x 4 ½ x 2 ½ or 9 x 5 x 3 inches, with shortening.

2. Mix butter and brown sugar in large bowl. Stir in eggs until well blended. Stir in bananas, buttermilk and vanilla mix with spoon until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt just until moistened. Pour into pan.

3. Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing.

Patty N. shares her Recipe "I learned to be careful when I baked wearing my wig! I didn't know that hot air can burn the hair. I found the best thing to do is open the oven door, stand to the side and let out some of the heat first."

A NOTE from DR. GHOSH
You may have heard of the BRAT diet. Bananas, the B in BRAT, are a good food source of nutrients when severe diarrhea is a problem. Rice, applesauce and toast make up the rest of the acronym.

"Save your very ripe bananas in the freezer until you're ready to make this recipe. Thaw and mash, using all the liquid." -Patty N.

NUTRITION FACTS: Low fiber, low residue
1 Slice: Calories 135 (Calories from Fat 45) Fat 5g (Saturated 3g) Cholesterol 30mg Sodium 140mg Potassium 100mg Carbohydrate 22g (Dietary Fiber 1g) Protein 2g % DAILY VALUE: Vitamin A 4% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 2% Iron 4% Folic Acid 4% Magnesium 2% DIET EXCHANGES: ½ Starch, 1 Fruit, 1 Fat

Helpful For These Side Effects: (n), (d)

From "Betty Crocker's Living with Cancer Cookbook." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 24
Total Calories: 121
Calories from Fat: 36

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