Oatmeal Banana Nut Bread ~ Easy Gluten Free Recipe
Oatmeal Banana bread is an easy recipe for gluten-free dessert, using common ingredients.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned oats* (1 ⅔ cups oat flour)
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ripe bananas mashed, approx. ¾ cup
- ½ cup applesauce
- ½ cup low fat buttermilk
- 2 tbs butter melted
- 2 tbs. canola or olive oil
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 2 tbs. honey
- ¾ to 1 cup chopped walnuts I like it with a cup, but that is probably a little too nutty for many people
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Pulse the oatmeal in food processor until consistency of flour.
- Add the baking soda, salt and cinnamon, and pulse to mix.
- Beat eggs in a large mixing bowl. Add vanilla, bananas, apple sauce, buttermilk, butter, oil, brown sugar and honey. Mix well.
- Add the oat flour mixture to the bowl and mix thoroughly.
- Fold in the nuts, until evenly distributed.
- Coat loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray, and pour batter in.
- Bake approximately 1 hour. Outside will start to brown up, but it will stay moist.
Notes
For those particularly sensitive to gluten, make certain your oats are certified gluten-free. Most are grown and processed in the vicinity of wheat.