Peanut Butter Banana Bread

Ok Everyone, here it is! Proof that I really did bake it! I am trying to make the old saying "practice makes per...err I mean better" (thanks mom) come true. I figured I just have to jump in and start trying and following recipes and getting the hang of measuring EVERYTHING, even the 1/8th of a teaspoon of salt, because with baking, EVERYTHING has a purpose!

I made a double batch of the glaze and saved the second half of it for an extra drizzle when you re-heat a piece for a snack.

1 1/2 cups mashed ripe banana
1/3 cup plain fat free yogurt
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
3 tbl butter, melted
2 large eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground allspice
2 tbls chopped dry roasted peanuts
cooking spray

GLAZE:
1/3 c powdered sugar
1 tbl 1% low fat milk
1 tbl creamy peanut butter

PreHeat oven to 350 degrees.

To prepare bread, combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed. Add granulated and brown sugar; beat until blended.

Measure flour into another large bowl, and add the next 5 ingredients (through the all spice). Thoroughly combine. Add flour mixture to the banana mixture and beat until blended. Stir in peanuts. Pour batter into 9x5 inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray and bake at 350 for 1 hr and 5 minutes or until a wooden pick or knife inserted in center comes our clean. Remove from oven, cool 10 minutes, remove bread from pan and cool completely.

To prepare glaze, combine powdered sugar, milk and peanut butter in small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Drizzle glaze over bread.

Yields 16 servings. (1 slice is a serving)

Serve Warm (I think that'd taste best!)