Gluten-free Banana Bread

Name: Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Ingredients: 2 c. gluten-free flour blend, spooned and leveled (I use Bob's RedMill 1:1); 1/4 c. brown sugar, packed; 3/4 c. sugar; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. cinnamon; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 c. ripe bananas, mashed; 1/4 c. vegetable or canola oil; 1/4 c. butter, melted and cooled; 2 eggs; 1 Tbsp. milk; 1 tsp. vanilla

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Jan 29

Written By Kali Terry

This easy, gluten-free banana bread is made with sweet, ripe bananas, vanilla, butter, and brown sugar. The brown sugar adds a little, delicious depth of flavor that you can't get enough of!

slices of banana bread gluten-free baked golden brown

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slices of gluten-free banana bread on a cutting board

Do you have any extra ripe bananas laying around? If you do, then it's a good day to make banana bread. It's a simple classic that everyone loves. I've made a lot of banana bread over the last few years. After trial and error, I came up with this recipe and it's my favorite by far. It can be enjoyed any time of day; from morning with coffee to an afternoon with tea. This bread is soft, moist, and bursting with banana flavor. It's quick and easy because it mixes up in no time. So, start mashing those bananas! It's time to make the best banana bread you'll ever have.

Banana bread is something that doesn’t ever go out of season. It doesn’t matter if you’re stuck in the house from a huge blizzard or planning a springtime picnic, banana bread is the perfect addition to any day or event. My favorite way to enjoy it is on a cold winter day - I lightly warm a slice of gluten-free banana bread in the toaster, spread a super thin layer of smart balance on it, and then sprinkle a tiny bit of cinnamon sugar over the top…pure perfection!

Let the baking begin!

golden brown banana bread loaf with slices falling onto cutting board

TIPS AND TRICKS:

- Always preheat your oven.

- Using both the normal flour and the oat flour is highly recommended. Oat flour gives a lightness to quick breads and baked goods.

- All refrigerated ingredients should be room temperature.

- The star of the show is, of course, the bananas. Please be sure your bananas are overripe and have lots of brown spots. They are perfect at this stage to bake with because of how naturally sweet they become.

- Cinnamon is optional. I like it with and without it.

- Use a metal loaf pan. Metal is the best conductor of heat and I have found that it bakes the best for me.