Gluten-Free Banana Bread

Submitted by GinnyP

"This is so quick and easy to make, I usually make several loaves and freeze two. This is from Roben Ryberg's "The Gluten-Free Kitchen", the book that saved my sanity when first learning to bake gluten-free! : )"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 large loaf

ingredients

• 2 small ripe bananas (up to 3/4 cup)
• 1 egg
• 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar
• 1⁄4 cup oil
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla flavoring (extract or essence)
• 1⁄2 cup potato starch
• 1⁄2 cup cornstarch
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon guar gum (or 3/4 tsp xanthan gum)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander (optional, but adds great flavor)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
2. In a large bowl, mash bananas well.
3. Add egg, light brown sugar, oil, milk and vanilla flavoring.
4. Mix well.
5. Add potato starch, cornstarch, baking powder, guar gum or xanthan gum, baking soda, salt, and coriander; mix well.
6. Batter will be thin.
7. Pour into greased 9 x 4 loaf pan.
8. Bake approximately 40 minutes, until toothpick inserted in middle tests clean.
9. Allow to cool briefly before removing from pan.
10. Refrigerate or freeze extra servings.
11. Keep covered to prevent drying out.
12. (When I freeze this, I do it in individual slices. Wrap each slice in saran wrap after the bread has cooled completely. Then place in a freezer bag. I use a straw to get all the air out of the baggie. Label and freeze.).

Reviews

[Calimommy82]

This was not a good recipe. The texture was off, gooey and chalky at the same time. Definitely not something I would make again.

 

[Amis227]

This was the first time I've ever made gluten free bread. It was an impulse recipe. I couldn't find my normal banana bread recipe and needed one and then I saw this, which was perfect because one of the women (my homeschool group was getting together at the park) that I was meeding has a gluten intolerance and I thought it would be nice if she could have some too because she always looked so glum when there was cake or other goodies and she couldn't have any. So I was excited when I saw this and how easy it was and that I had most of the ingredients. Any other recipes I've been interested in always called for too many exotic items that I didn't even know existed. Still I did have to make a few variants. I didn't have xantham or guar so I just added extra baking powder per the other reviews. I also didn't have any potato starch so I just subbed with corn starch. Oh, and I added extra banana. This came out so moist and yummy! Everyone loved and if one didn't know it was gluten free you would't know the difference. I did notice a slight acrid taste and I thought it was because I had added too much baking powder, which in fact I did! The kids and I stopped at the store on the way home to get some stuff my gluten intolerant friend recommended. I buy a lot of stuff in bulk and I realized that I needed baking soda but when I went to get I realized to my horror (I mix powder & soda up quite often) that what I thought was soda these many weeks was actually powder! (that's what I get for not lableing jars properly) I definitely had excess baking powder in it but it was still really good and came out perfect. The second loaf is in the oven right now! (With the proper ingredients so we'll see how this one works.)

 

[Regina B.]

It is hard to find simple gluten free recipes that are actually edible. I took one star off because it is not as rich as "real" banana bread. It is, however, light and flakey and not gummy at all (I used guar gum). I added 1/2 cup Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips and baked in an 8 x 8 aluminum pan for about 30 minutes. Will be making again, but with the addition on another banana to get more of the banana flavor.

 

[Darlaha]

Great gluten free recipe, my son loves it and it is so simple to make only takes minutes even he can make it. It does fall a bit when cooling but I haven't found too many gluten free recipies that don't fall or look weird but it is the taste that counts.

 

[Beanie-O]

This was so easy to make and soooo good the whole family loved it even those who hate banana bread :) so this deserves more than 5 stars. Thanks for posting!!!