recipe : Gluten Free Banana Bread / muffins

 

     In honor of Father's Day and our family's journey into better health and gluten free eating,

today I'm sharing our basic banana bread / muffin recipe.

{recipe makes 12-18 muffins or one loaf}

Ingredients:

1 stick of butter

1/2 cup of sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups Pamela's Baking and Pancake Mix * {found at your local grocery or on Amazon, here}

1 tsp cinnamon

3-4 fully ripe banana's

Directions:

 preheat oven to 350 degrees

 cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl

 stir in eggs and vanilla

 add Pamela's mix and cinnamon

combine mashed banana's and beat all ingredients until thoroughly mixed.

bake muffins for 12-15 min. or loaf for 45 min

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Variations:

  add 3 Tblsp. flax or hemp seeds and top with crushed walnuts for added omega's

add 1 cup of sour cream or plain yogurt for added moisture

      ** you can also substitute a can of pumpkin, in place of the banana's for a delicious pumpkin loaf.
 
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            you can read a bit more about Ben's health experience here and previous Father's Day posts here