Banana bread has been a favorite at our house for as long as I can remember. I vowed to try my hardest to find the best recipe possible once Silas started having foods that became "off limits." First it was the wheat & dairy, then the gluten, then eggs, nuts, soy, etc! We have been able to adapt my favorite recipe to the point that even our friends who don't eat gluten free enjoy them! I just tried the recipe with duck eggs & it was SO GOOD we couldn't stop eating them! Update: since we can't have eggs at all any more, we use this recipe with flaxseed instead, and they are still amazing!
I adapted my recipe from the Better Homes & Gardens New Cook Book.
Banana Bread Muffins
Makes 2 dozen regular sized muffins.
1 cup brown rice flour
1 cup sorghum flour
1/2 cup millet flour
1/2 cup teff flour
(or try another flour combo... try coconut flour**, quinoa flour, etc)
1 1/2 tsp xanthan gum (if you are sensitive to this, just leave it out)
1 T baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 eggs (duck or goose work well) OR two flax eggs (2 T ground flaxseed, 6 T water & let gel)*
2 cups mashed banana
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup olive oil (or just a drizzle; feel free to omit)
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 tsp gluten free vanilla (this can be omitted)
1 tsp raw apple cider vinegar
1 cup dairy free chocolate chips (Guittard or Enjoy Life), raisins, seeds, nuts, or other addition.
1. Grease the bottom of each muffin cup in a muffin pan (coconut oil works well). Set aside. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flours and xanthan gum and sift well. Add the baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon and sift. Set aside.
2. In another bowl, combine the eggs (or flax eggs), bananas, honey, apple cider vinegar, vanilla, and cooking oil. Add wet mixture all at once to dry mixture. Stir until just moistened (batter should be lumpy.) Fold in chocolate chips.
3. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin pans. Bake in a 350 oven 15 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center of several muffins comes out clean. Enjoy!
* Muffins will be dense if you use flax eggs instead of eggs. They still taste fantastic, but it definitely changes the texture.
** If using coconut flour, double the liquid amount of applesauce and olive oil.
