Thursday, June 26, 2014

Banana Bread

Banana bread is something I never ate a lot growing up. I have to admit that I'm not crazy about banana flavored things so it just seemed irrelevant. But I hate to throw away food, even overripe bananas. I found this recipe online a few years ago and was intrigued by the lack of milk and eggs in the recipe. I tweaked it some and it's a favorite at our house- even mine!

This only makes one loaf and it's gone in a day here. Once I made it with Micah's Cambrooke "flour" and it only had the protein from the bananas and the minimal amount in the flour. There was 4-5 grams of protein in the whole loaf of bread and it was delicious. Froze well, too.

2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup bananas (I usually use three, you can typically make it with two)


Place butter and sugar in bowl of stand mixer (or use a bowl).


Peel your bananas. These were definitely past eating. 


Mash bananas thoroughly with fork. 


Mix together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. 


Cream butter and sugar. 


Oh, and it helps to have totally adorable kitchen help!


Alternately add the dry ingredients and the bananas until all ingredients are incorporated. 


Spoon into a greased loaf pan. 


Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. 


And if you are really cool, you'll eat it in a tent like we did. (Excuse the grainy photo.)

2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter, softened
2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup bananas (I usually use three, you can typically do it with two)

Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Mash bananas with fork. Cream butter and sugar. Alternately add dry ingredients and bananas to creamed mixture until all ingredients are incorporated. Spoon into a greased loaf pan and bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Yum! Yum! And you don't have to throw out any old bananas!

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