BANANA BREAD

I woke up yesterday morning really wanting to bake the very ripe bananas that were sitting on my counter into banana bread.  Then the power company decided to do some repair work on some hurricane related damage, and we were left without power again for the whole day.  So I woke up this morning and went right to it.

I love it that this recipe only uses bananas and brown rice syrup for sweetness.  Lightly spiced with cinnamon and spices, it's the perfect snack anytime of day.  Sometimes I like to bake these in mini serving size pans, like a personal pan pizza, only banana bread!  If you're feeling a bit naughty, you can add some chocolate chips too.

BANANA BREAD

Prep time: 20 minutes

Baking time: 50-60 minutes

Makes 1 loaf

3-4 ripe organic bananas

1/3 cup organic vegetable oil

1/2 cup organic brown rice syrup

1 cup organic whole wheat flour

1 cup organic unbleached white flour

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 tsp GMO free baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp ground organic allspice

1/2 tsp ground organic cinnamon

pinch of ground organic ground cardamom

1/2 - 1 cup organic walnuts, crushed

1/2 - 1 cup organic chocolate chips (optional)

Method:  Preheat oven to 375*.  Oil a 9 X 5 inch loaf pan.  With a potato masher, blend together the bananas and oil until combined.  Stir in the syrup .

     In a separate bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients, except the nuts and chocolate chips.  Then add the flour mixture to the banana mixture and mix together.  Stir in walnuts and chips.

     Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.  Let cool for 20 minutes on a wire rack.