Banana Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 -4 overly ripe bananas, peeled and mashed
1/4 cup yogurt (plain or vanilla flavored) or 1/4 cup milk (skim is fine)
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F.
Grease a loaf pan (or muffin pan).
Cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
Add the bananas, yogurt, applesauce, egg, and vanilla and mix well.
In a separate bowl mix, together flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well. [Variations: Add 1 small apple (peeled, cored and diced), 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, or 1/2 cup chocolate chips].
Pour into the pan and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (if baking muffins, bake for 20-30 minutes).
Cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes before removing from the pan and cooling completely on a wire rack.