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My 6-Ingredient Gluten Free Banana Bread Recipe (dairy free)
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My 6-Ingredient Gluten Free Banana Bread Recipe (dairy free)

My 6-ingredient gluten free banana bread recipe is the only banana bread recipe you'll ever need! It's dairy free too.
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Ingredients

  • 500 g bananas, mashed
  • 115 g butter or dairy free spread (room temperature)
  • 115 g light brown sugar
  • 250 g gluten free plain flour (I've also made this with gluten free self raising flour and it works really well, I didn't notice too much difference)
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 medium eggs, beaten

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 180C (160C fan).
  • Cream together the light brown sugar and butter (or dairy free spread) until light and fluffy.
  • Next add your beaten eggs alongside your mashed banana (I tend to just mash mine with a fork!). Either by hand or with a whisk, mix your eggs and banana in until combined. At this stage you'll realise how important it is to have very ripe bananas - if they are underripe it's harder for them to combine.
  • Add your gluten free flour and bicarbonate of soda to the bowl and mix briefly just to combine and so that no dry flour can be seen.
  • Spoon / pour your mixture into a preprepared 2lb loaf tin (I use parchment/baking paper). And place in the oven for about an hour.
  • Check that it's cooked by sticking a skewer into the centre and seeing if it comes out clean. If the cake is going too brown on top for your liking, you can always quickly cover it with a bit of foil nearer the end of baking. I find sometimes loaf cakes brown quicker on the outside than they cook!
  • Once cooked through, remove from the oven and allow to cool.
  • Serve up cold or warmed. Enjoy!

Notes

  • I have been known to add chocolate chips to my banana bread so that is definitely an option with this one. I also find that pecan or walnuts work particularly well too.
  • If you like a little bit of a warming flavour, I sometimes add 1 - 2 tsp of Cinnamon to the mixture too.