Monday, April 30, 2012

gluten free vegan cinnamon swirl banana bread

banana bread yumminess 
this is a recipe i found on pinterest that i wanted to try gluten free, which i successfully completed, but with  some of my favorite people having to cut out not only gluten but dairy and eggs as well i gave myself the challenge of doing this bread vegan as well as gluten free and it turned out so well i had to share! this is what you need:

3 overripe bananas
1/6 cup smart balance butter like spread (i noticed they have a soy free version as well)
1/6 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp xanthan gum
1 dash salt (i put a few dashes)
3/4 cup tapioca flour
3/4 cup brown rice flour

for the swirl and topping:
1/3 brown sugar
1 Tablespoon cinnamon

1. preheat oven to 350
2. grease a loaf pan (it only makes 1 loaf)
3. mix together bananas, sugar, vanilla and salt
4. melt the butter spread and coconut oil in microwave and add to banana mixture
5. sprinkle baking soda and mix
6. sprinkle xanthan gum and mix
7. add the flours and mix till just mixed together
8. mix together the swirl topping in separate bowl
9. put in a little less than half the batter into the loaf pan
10. sprinkle half the swirl mixture on top of the batter
11. add the rest of the batter to cover the sugar mixture (it's ok if some is peaking through just try to cover as much as you can)
12. add the rest of the sugar mixture to the top
13. bake for 35-45 minutes (checking for doneness to make sure it doesn't get dry)
14. enjoy all you sensitive stomached lovelies!