Vegan Banana Bread!!!

Yay! I have been on a kick to make homemade banana breads. I made one recently that was super yummy but had eggs in it.  Maybe even milk (I don't remember) but since the a. man has a milk protein allergy and a minor allergy to eggs, soy and peanuts, I am looking to great alternatives.

If you are allergic to dairy, what's the first option you go to?! Soy. Yes, but what if you also are allergic to soy. hmm...tricky. Now, his blood tests showed a higher reaction to these other 3 than did his skin tests. His allergist originally said not to worry about it. I am not so convinced....why, then does he still react?  I  am not taking any chances. So, here's to elimination and substitution. Although, getting the good oils and fats in him is proving to be the challenge. 

So, it turns out, I can bake! Who knew? I can't cook all that well. I think it has something to do with distractibility.  I have great ideas, but to be a good cook, you have to have focus with creativity in the kitchen. If there is one place in my house that I lack the most focus it is THE KITCHEN. There is so much else to do there. Ugh, it is quite distracting and I burn a lot!!  But, measuring things out and setting a timer on the stove...that I can do!  

So, my vegan banana bread was moist, and not too sweet. Just perfect.  

Here's the recipe I adapted from one I found online.

( I actually made 2 loaves so I doubled everything.)

2 large or 3 small very ripe bananas

1/4 cup applesauce

1/4 cup coconut oil (I substituted this for the canola oil it called for)

1/2 cup sucanat sugar

2 tablespoons molasses

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup white whole wheat flour

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x5 loaf pan.

 

In a large mixing bowl, mash the bananas really well. Add the sugar, applesauce, oil, and molasses, and whisk briskly to incorporate.

Sift in the flour, baking soda, spices, and salt.  Use a wooden spoon to mix until the wet and dry ingredients are just combined. If you want, you could add nuts or choc. chips here....yum

Transfer the batter to the pan and bake for 45-50 minutes. The top should be lightly browned and knife should come out clean.

Easy peasy.  And the kids LOVED it....even my non-baked-goods loving husband.