The Perfect Recipe for Baking Banana Bread

  • High temps in the low 20’s.
  • 5-8 inches of wet, heavy snow expected.
  • Wind gusts of 15-20 mph.

That was the weather forecast for this past Monday. The perfect recipe for staying inside & baking – banana bread!

I had a package of “Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour”, which I wanted to try and a new banana bread recipe from Brent’s girlfriend, Jamie.  I decided to make up two batches of the bread.  One recipe using Ener-G Egg Replacer and the other using unsweetened applesauce as an egg replacer.

Below, you can see the picture of the recipe I got from Jamie. (credit: www.MrBreakfast.com ) Under her recipe you will see my version of the recipe using Ener-G Egg Replacer and below that, the recipe using applesauce as an egg replacer.

Recipe credit: MrBreakfast.com

A couple notes before you begin:

  • I only use 6 tablespoons (not 8) butter alternative because butter alternatives tend to have a high oil content.
  • I don’t add salt, because my butter alternative already contains salt.
  • If you’re baking with a pre-made baking flour and if it contains xanthan gum, you’re all set. If it doesn’t contain xanthan gum, follow the rule which says for every teaspoon baking soda, add 1 teaspoon xanthan gum.

Using Egg Replacer:

Brenda’s Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free Banana Bread

This recipe makes one regular loaf or three mini loaves, 6 jumbo muffins or 12 regular muffins.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream together:

  • 6 Tablespoons Earth Balance Buttery Spread (or your favorite butter alternative)
  • 1 cup sugar

Stir in:

  • Ener-G Egg Replacement (or your favorite egg replacer) equivalent to 2 eggs
  • 3 mashed bananas

Mix in:

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ¼ cups Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour
  • 1/3 cup crushed walnuts (OPTIONAL)

Pour in greased loaf pan(s) or muffin tin(s)

For this recipe I baked 3 mini loaves for 45 minutes, then baked for another 15 minutes.  (Check with knife, till knife comes out clean.)

The kids all said the bread had great flavor, nice texture and was moist.  It came out as a pretty golden color.

Using unsweetened applesauce:

Brenda’s Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free Banana Bread

This recipe makes one regular loaf or three mini loaves, 6 jumbo muffins or 12 regular muffins.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream together:

  • 6 Tablespoons Earth Balance Buttery Spread (or your favorite butter alternative)
  • 1 cup sugar

Stir in:

  • ½ cup unsweetened applesauce* (see notes at bottom of this recipe)
  • 3 mashed bananas

Mix in:

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ¼ cups Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour
  • 1/3 cup crushed walnuts (OPTIONAL)

Pour in greased loaf pan(s) or muffin tin(s)

For this recipe I baked 1 mini loaf and 6 jumbo muffins for 45 minutes, then baked for another 30-40 minutes.  They just didn’t want to get done. (Check with knife till knife comes out clean.)  When I checked them with my knife; it still had a tiny bit of dough on it; but I didn’t want to bake them any longer, I was afraid they would burn.  The loaf and muffins were all quite dark compared to the 3 loaves I baked with the Ener-G egg replacer.

While the loaf and muffins came out quite dark, they weren’t burned.  Again, the kids said great flavor, nice texture (although a tad-bit doughy) and super moist.  They actually preferred the bread made with the applesauce.

Golden loaf on left made with Ener-G Egg Replacer. Dark loaf on right made with applesauce as an egg replacer.

*Note:  When I googled using applesauce as an egg replacer, it said to use ¼ cup for each egg.  That seemed like a lot of applesauce, but I decided to stick with what they suggested. I honestly think the next time I would only use 2 tablespoons for each egg – although the kids all liked the bread with the ½ cup applesauce. Hhhmmm??? What to do? It’s up to you. Use your own judgement.

Thanks for stopping.

Brenda

Disclaimer:                                 

These recipes and tips are not guaranteed to work or be safe for everyone. Allergies are extremely complicated and vary for each individual. It is still your responsibility to read labels to ensure your safety. I cannot be held liable for any ill effects from using my tips to avoid your allergies. (Sorry guys, I don’t foresee any problems, but Momma’s gotta cover her backside, ya know?) Just read your labels! Do your research!