HOLIDAY PRESENT: Gluten Free Banana Bread

HOLIDAY GF BANANA BREAD

From my Lovin’ Oven! You can trust this recipe-I’ve developed/tested/tasted it for over a year.

Preheat Oven to 350 F. Convection.

Dry Ingredients

    2C   Gluten free flour (I prefer Namaste brand)

1/2C   Coconut shredded Sugar Free

1/4C   Ground Flax seed (freshly ground)

1/4C   Poppy Seeds

2 tsp    Baking Soda

1/4 tsp Sea Salt

2 tsp    Cinnamon

1/2 tsp Fenugreek

Wet Ingredients**Room temperature

4 Whipped Whole Eggs**

6 Large Ripe Bananas

3/4 C Raw Cane Sugar

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1/2 C Coconut Oil (**warmed)

1/2 C Applesauce**-Sugar Free

1 Short shot Expresso**
1 1/2C Walnuts

1/2C  Dark Chocolate chips
In a large bowl mix dry ingredients with a large fork. In another large bowl- whip **eggs, add bananas and mash until liquid. Add the rest of wet ingredients. (**ROOM TEMPERATURE SO coconut oil will NOT solidify). I use a large whip. Add dry and wet together and then add walnuts and chocolate chips.
Coat 2 —8X14 Bread Pans with coconut oil. Fill pans 1/2 way with batter. Let rest for 3 minutes. Bake @ 350 F. Convection for 40 minutes. Test with toothpick-poked in middle comes out dry. NON-convection oven- I suggest 375 F. for 40 ish minutes. Test with toothpick.
***Let cool in pans for 7 minutes. When cooled to room temperature, the banana bread will be sweeter in taste.
FOR PUMPKIN BREAD:  Can substitute 2 Cups Pumpkin for Bananas. Add Nutmeg, Allspice, Clove spices and 1/2 tsp Fenugreek. I don’t add poppy seeds to pumpkin recipe.