Vegan Banana Chocolate Spice Bread

Submitted by The Veganator

"This recipe has a nice balance of flavors. Very tasty when lightly toasted, but be careful with the melting chocolate!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 1 loaf
• Serves: 8-12

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups unbleached bread flour
• 1 1⁄2 cups raw sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 1⁄2 ounces bar of intense dark chocolate
• 2 large ripe bananas
• 3⁄4 cup apple juice
• 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon vinegar

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Break chocolate bar into small pieces (1/2" square or less).
3. Mix dry ingredients together, including chocolate pieces.
4. In a second bowl, mash bananas.
5. Add other wet ingredients to bananas and mix thoroughly.
6. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix, just until combined.
7. Oil a 9" x 1-1/2" glass pie pan and pour in (thick) batter.
8. Bake for approximately 55 minutes, just until top of bread appears dry.
9. Cool on baking rack.