Banana Bread

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Top with brown sugar, pecans and cinnamon.

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cups (425 mL) all-purpose flour
• 1 cup (250 mL) ground flaxseed
• 3/4 cup (175 mL) granulated sugar
• 1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) baking soda
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
• 1 cup (250 mL) mashed banana
• 2 Tbsp (30 mL) canola oil
• 2 egg
• Topping:
• 2 Tbsp (30 mL) chopped pecan
• 2 Tbsp (30 mL) brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) cinnamon

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC). 
2. In a bowl, mix together flour, ground flaxseed, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3. In a separate bowl, beat together bananas, oil and eggs.
4. Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients. Stir only until ingredients are moistened. Pour into a well greased 8.5 x 4.5 inch (21 x 12 cm) loaf pan.
5. In a small bowl, combine pecans, brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over batter in loaf pan. Pat down gently into batter.
6. Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Remove and cool on a rack.

Yield:  1 loaf (20 slices).

Serving Size:  1 slice. Each serving contains 2 tsp (10 mL) of flax.