I'm sorry. I've never cooked with Stevia(is the name brand you used truvia?). Today my Aunt gave me some banana bread. She said it was dense, and good..It tasted bad to me, with a terrible aftertaste. I think she's using splenda instead of sugar.
Anyway, here is the recipe I use...only I add some mace, and allspice, too, oh, and pecans, instead of walnuts because in TX pecans are used the most in baking.
In the comments, there are some change-ups listed..half applesauce, half oil..less sugar, etc.
Thanks for the recipe. I’m allergic to aspartame ... got aspartame poisoning last year & had nasty side effects. Splenda gives me heart palpitations so that’s a no go. There’s nothing like good old sugar for baking - taste, texture, etc. Stevia has a bit of a bitter edge/after taste to it in baking, or so it seems to me.
Eventful afternoon - got a pretty good double cut on one knuckle and a lump/sore spot on my head ... none of it from baking! All I have the energy to make for dinner is a tomato sandwich - lucky me .... I have one ripe tomato on the vine. :-)
Sorry - didn’t answer your question .... no, it’s not Truvia. I’ve been using el cheapo ‘Great Value’ brand from Walmart.
My 2nd loaf of Trombetta bread turned out just delicious ... yay!!! I compared your “Mom’s” recipe to mine and they are very similar - differences were a tsp more cinnamon in Mom’s, a half cup more sugar & more vanilla. Other than that, the ingredients were the same. I did not add nuts (and/or raisins). The baking instructions were 50-60 min at 350 ... I had to go an extra 15 min over the 60 (did it in 5 min increments) before I got a clean cake tester. Surprisingly, the outside (top, sides, bottom) were not overdone.
I think my yellowing/wilting Trombetta is a little better. No bugs/SVBs that I can see and I think instead of too much water, it was too little. I have to haul my water to the garden so the plants get a specific amount of water. For the squash, I had built up dirt around them when they were small, reinforced with bricks to keep the water from running off. I’m sure the roots are way out into the 6x6 square & I was still watering inside the bricks - silly me. Over the weekend, I soaked the whole 6 x 6 and everything looked a lot perkier & happier. There seem to be a few less yellow leaves on that one Trombetta, too. Looking out the window now, it’s so hot everything is wilting - if it all perks up after the direct sunlight is gone, I’ll be happy.