Other than gingerbread cookies, there is little that makes the house smell as amazing as banana bread! We needed a few last minute “office gifts” so I whipped up a few loaves of fresh banana bread but feeling festive, I decided that we needed to venture from the original recipe a bit so in went the chocolate chips! This recipe yields three mini loaves, one large loaf, or one pan of regular muffins. Wrap them up in some festive wrapping and tie some twine or raffia on them, and there you go! Homemade presents! Be sure to list that they have gluten, dairy and nuts in them unless you choose to make them without any of these which you can!
Banana Walnut Bread (w/Gluten-Free, Vegan, Nut Free Options)
Adapted from my recipe for Banana Walnut Bread
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 c. flour (can use Whole-Wheat or Gluten-Free)
- 2/3 c. white sugar
- 1 tsp. double-acting baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 c. shortening
- 1 cup mashed bananas ( 2 ripe bananas)
- 1 small banana, cut into chunks
- 2 eggs (use egg replacer if going vegan)
- 1/2 cup walnuts (omit if going nut-free)
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (if going diary free, be sure to read the chocolate chip ingredients)
- 1 fresh orange, squeezed (my addition)
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F
- Grease and flour ( or non-stick spray) your baking pan(s)
- In a large bowl, mix the first 5 ingredients
- Cut in the shortening using a pastry blender (or two knives scissor-fashion) until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs
- Stir in the remaining ingredients until just blended
- Bake in pre-heated oven as directed below:
Large loaf pan: 55-60 minutes
4 Individual Loaf pans: 30-40 minutes - Cool in pan on wire rack
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