Recipe: Banana Grapefruit Bread

This sounds more like a bread than a "sweet bread."

Banana Grapefruit Bread
Source: Saturday Evening Post, Nov-Dec, 1990 by Ted Kreiter "Be good to your heart for the holidays - includes recipes"

(Makes 1 loaf, 16 slices)

3 cups Whole-Wheat Bran Bread Mix (see recipe below)
2 tablespoons skim milk
1 cup mashed, fully ripe bananas
1/3 cup softened margarine
1/3 cup honey
2 egg whites
1 cup chopped pink grapefruit sections (about 1 large grapefruit)

Stir Bran Bread Mix before measuring. Stir together Bran Bread Mix, milk, and bananas. Let stand 3 minutes. In large mixing bowl, beat margarine, honey, and egg whites until well-blended. Add grapefruit and continue beating until combined. Mix in cereal mixture.

Spread batter evenly in greased 9" x 5" x 3" loaf pan. Bake at 350 [degrees] F. about 50 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before removing from pan. Cool loaf completely before slicing.


Whole-Wheat Bran Bread Mix

(Makes about 11 cups)

3 cups whole-wheat flour
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
1 package (18 oz.) bran cereal

In large mixing bowl, stir together flours, baking powder, and salt until thoroughly combined. Stir in bran cereal. Store at room temperature in air-tight container.

Note: Stir Bran Bread Mix before measuring for recipes.