Gluten Free Bread: Banana Bread

February 28, 2013

Easy banana bread that can be made dairy free too.

Just substitute the yogurt or sour cream with a dairy free one.

Gluten Free Banana Nut Bread

Here’s your gluten free banana bread recipe just waiting for you to try

Ingredients:

5/8 cup sugar
¼ cup gluten free organic shortening (I used Spectrum Naturals)
1 egg
¾ cup mashed bananas (about 2 medium)
¼ cup gluten free plain yogurt, sour cream or dairy free buttermilk
1 tsp. gluten free vanilla
1 ¼ cups gluten free flour blend
1 ½ tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. xanthan gum (omit if flour blend has it)
¼ tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. baking soda
½ cup chopped nuts, your choice

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Make a parchment or foil sling and place in the 8×4 loaf pan or grease well. Set aside.

Use an electric hand mixer and beat the sugar and shortening together. Mix in the yogurt, vanilla and egg together.

Stir in the bananas (make sure you squished then real good).

Place all the dry stuff in another bowl and whisk to combine (we don’t want baking powder blobs in our bread).

Stir in to the banana batter and then stir in the nuts. Pour into your pan.

Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.

Let it cool for 10 to 15 minutes. Then pull on the parchment sling and pop it out or turn upside down and rap hard to pop out.

Place on a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes 12 slices

Will keep fresh, tightly wrapped, for 4 days out on the counter. You can freeze it forever, almost.

Happy Baking!

Kathy

Directions for muffins:

If you want to make muffins, just line 12-16 muffin cups with papers. Use a cookie scoop or a spoon and fill the muffins cups about 3/4 full. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 to 25 minutes. The muffins are done when a toothpick inserted int he center comes out clean.

If you liked this recipe please buy our cookbook : Gluten Free Yeast Free Breads.