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causticmuse
Wed, February 9th, 2005, 03:22 PM
This is a slightly modified version of the Fat-Free Banana Loaf from Oxygen #52 that boosts the protein count to make the ratio closer to 40/40/20.

One loaf is 8 slices/servings.

Nutrition info (2 whole egg version): 208 calories, 19.9 g carb, 18.5 g protein, 7.38 g fat, 1.25 g sat fat, 5.13 g fiber

Nutrition info (3 egg white version): 195.8 calories, 19.9 g carb, 18.25 g protein, 6.1 g fat, 0.88 g sat fat, 5.13 g fiber

Ingredients:

Wet:

3 egg whites (or 2 whole large eggs)
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup applesauce
3/4 cup Splenda (if you have very sweet, ripe bananas, you can probably use just 1/2 cup Splenda)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Dry:
1 1/3 cup Atkins Bake Mix
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup Myopro whey, banana or vanilla flavor
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon
1/2 cup almonds or walnuts, chopped or slivered (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites, and add the remaining wet ingredients – mix thoroughly. In another bowl, mix the dry ingredients. Then lightly blend all of the ingredients together, and pour the mixture into a loaf pan. Bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out dry. Let the loaf stand in the pan for 10 minutes, then slice and serve.

guava
Wed, February 9th, 2005, 08:43 PM
Is it okay to bake whey?

For some reason, I thought I heard that you couldn't heat it over a certain temperature.

I don't use it myself, but I've heard other people mention it.

How does the bake mix taste? I tried some muffins my mom made once and they were simply horrible.

causticmuse
Wed, February 9th, 2005, 09:08 PM
Is it okay to bake whey?

For some reason, I thought I heard that you couldn't heat it over a certain temperature.

I don't use it myself, but I've heard other people mention it.

How does the bake mix taste? I tried some muffins my mom made once and they were simply horrible.

Hmm...I can't really taste the bake mix at all in this recipe. That huge mound of Splenda and the three bananas mask the flavor completely. I don't know about the effects of baking/heating whey besides the usual clumping factor that occurs when you try to mix it with hot liquids. I've seen whey used in pancakes, muffins, crepes, cakes, and cookies as well as this recipe, so I assumed it was still stable and viable when cooked.

Optimum Nutrition Any Whey even mentions cooking and baking as recommended uses: http://www.1fast400.com/p641_Any_Whey_Optimum_Nutrition.html

Now I'm curious about this question, too. :confused:

Lisa Stone
Thu, February 10th, 2005, 09:33 PM
ooooooooh that looks yummy! I think I'll have to try it.

Chameleon
Thu, February 10th, 2005, 11:29 PM
wow...how did you know I have REALLY ripe banana's :p

sounds yummy, I'm going to have to do some baking this weekend :D