Banana Bread Muffins
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My dad loved banana nut bread, so I came up with these gluten free banana bread muffins.

Sherill's GF Banana Bread Muffins
2016-08-20 18:29:47

These are named after my dad, because he loves banana bread! They are super easy to make and so yummy everyone will love them. Use these muffins for breakfast, a snack or on-the-go in your lunch sack or backpack .
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup coconut oil + 2 Tablespoons butter
- 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs slightly beaten
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose gluten-free flour
- (Bob’s Red Mill)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 shakes of nutmeg
- 2 shakes of turmeric
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
- (usually 3 good sized bananas)
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans or 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1/2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup chocolate chips or 1/2 cup chocolate sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Beat together oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla in large bowl.
- In another bowl blend flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, turmeric and xanthan
- Smash bananas until smooth
- Add bananas to liquid mixture
- Add liquid mixture to flour mixture and blend just until mix; do not over mix
- Stir in nuts, raisins and chocolate chips as desired.
- Batter will be somewhat soft, almost liquidly
- Transfer pan with paper liners or silicone muffin pan.
- Bake muffins for 25 – 30 minutes; test for doneness with tootpick
Notes
- Optional: use 3 tiny loaf pans, bake for 30 mins.; 9x5" loaf pan bake for 1 hour; two - 5x3" loaf pans bake for 45 mins.
Adapted from Bob's Redmill muffin recipe
Adapted from Bob's Redmill muffin recipe
Renee Matthews | Gluten Free Coach | Dietitian https://reneenutrition.com/