Banana Bread - Gluten Free

Banana Bread

Banana Bread

My mom handed this recipe down to me from one of her grandmothers.  This is by far the best banana bread I have ever eaten.  I loved it so much, it was one of the very first things that I converted to be gluten free.  I have made it for holidays, and no one could tell it was gluten free, so I would say I did a good job.

Ingredients:

1/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
3 beaten eggs
2 cups GF AP flour (I use Bob's Red Mill AP flour)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
1/4 tsp salt
3 bananas, very ripe (when the peeling start turning black)
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

Cream butter in mixer.  Add brown sugar and eggs, mix well.  Add bananas (just break them into chunks and drop them in the mixer).  Add remaining dry ingredients, making sure you are scraping the sides of the bowl well.  Pour mixture into one greased loaf pan.

Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until done.

I have made this with and without nuts.  I don't care for nuts, but my husband loves them.  Today, I made two loaves (I had 6 bananas I needed to get used up), one with nuts, and one without.

Banana Bread with Walnuts

Banana Bread with Walnuts

Cornbread Muffins - Gluten Free

Ingredients:

1 cup gluten free all purpose flour (I used Bob's Red Mill AP GF Flour)
1/2 tsp xanthan gum
1 cup cornmeal
2 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup + 2 Tbsp Buttermilk
1/4 cup butter flavored shortening, melted
1/2 (15.25 oz) can of corn, drained (or if you can find it, 1 (7oz) can of corn, drained)
1/2 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, xanthan gum, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt.
3. In another bowl, combine eggs and buttermilk.
4. Add melted shortening to flour mixture, mix well.  Add egg and buttermilk mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until batter is moistened.  Fold in corn and cheese.
5. Pour into lightly greased muffin tin cups; fulling 2/3 full.
6. Bake 15 - 18 minutes or until golden brown.

Makes approximately 18 muffins.