Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup soft tofu
• 3/4 cup honey
• 1/4 cup sunflower or safflower oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana
• 1 egg or egg replacement for 1 egg
• 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• Dash of salt
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a food processor, cream tofu, sweetener, oil, vanilla extract, egg or egg replacement and banana.
3. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add to food processor along with salt and process until creamy. Pulse in poppy seeds. Pour into an oiled 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
4. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center of bread comes out clean.
5. Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before removing from pan.

Yield: 1 loaf