Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Spelt Banana Bread

Went to Trader Joe's recently for well...none other than Food Shopping. :-)
Decided to pick up some bananas so that I can put that 2lb bag of spelt flour to use.

My mom and little bro decided to come over for the weekend for R&R consisting of Dexter re-runs and apple picking so I wanted to make them this special treat.

Ingredients
3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
1/3 cup of Earth Balance Soy Free melted butter spread
3/4 cup of brown sugar
1 Egg (Beaten or Flaxseed gel if you are vegan and/or allergic to eggs)
1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon of aluminum free backing soda Bob's Red Mill Aluminum Free Baking Soda 16 oz Pkg
Pinch of salt
 1 1/2 cups of white spelt flour (whole spelt is fine as well or do a mixture of quinoa flour and gluten free flour if you are gluten sensitive) Bob's Red Mill Organic Quinoa Flour, 22-Ounce Packages (Pack of 4)

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl mix earth balance into the mashed bananas with a wooden spoon. Mix the sugar, egg (or flax gel) and vanilla extract. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and fold in. Add the flour and mix. Pour the mixture into a "buttered" 4x8 inch loaf pan and bake for 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack and serve plain or with a smat of earth balance for more buttery flavor.

This was an absolute hit with my family. It's a versatile loaf of bread you can have for Breakfast, Snack or a Dessert with some coconut non-dairy ice cream or rice whip! Go wild and have both!


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