The Quaker Oat Bran Book- Oat n Corn Bread

The Quaker Oat Bran Book is another book I got last week. Oat bran has received a lot of good press for its cholesterol reducing abilities. This book explains a lot about soluble vs. insoluble fiber. After I went to the thrift store I stopped at a local health food market that I have wanted to go to for some time. They have a huge amount of bulk barrels of baking supplies, beans, rice etc. They also have many bulk spice jars. Anyway I bought some oat bran and am going to try some of the recipes in this book.This is their Corn Bread recipe:

Oat n Corn Bread

1 cup oat bran, uncooked
3/4 cup corn meal
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup skim milk
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 egg white, slightly beated
Heat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly spray 8 to 9-inch square baking pan with vegetable oil cooking spray or oil lightly. Combine oat bran, corn meal, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; add milk, oil and egg white, mixing well. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm.

The book says you can replace up to half the flour in a quick bread recipe with oat bran. This is their banana loaf recipe:

Banana Bran Loaf

1 cup mashed ripe bananas
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 egg whites
1/3 cup skim milk
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup oat bran, uncooked
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray 8x4-inch or 9x5-inch loaf pan with vegetable oil cooking spray or oil lightly Combine bananas, sugar, margarine, egg whites and milk, mix well. Add combined flour, oat bran, baking powder and baking soda, mixing just until moistened. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan; remove to wire rack. Cool completely.