Since the beginning of my pregnancy, I’ve been craving a lot of fruits like pineapples, bananas, and apples. I bought so much bananas the other day, they started going bad. But rather than toss them in the trash, I decided to make my banana bread recipe.
I’ve been known to jazz up a chicken or shrimp dish with a few pieces of pineapple. But, I wanted to do something a little different. I dug up an old banana bread recipe that I got from a friend a few years back. In true Weather Anchor Mama fashion, I had to put my own spin on it. I wouldn’t exactly call myself a health nut. But, I like to go easy on the gluten. Transforming recipes to healthier options leaves room for indulgence.
Easy Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups of brown rice flour
3/4 light brown organic sugar
1 cup of mashed bananas
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup fat free sour cream
3 eggs (or 1 cup applesauce)
3/4 walnuts (optional)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease pan.
Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and set aside.
Mix butter, sugar, eggs, and sour cream in a separate bowl. Add bananas and vanilla, then combine your flour mixture and mix well. If you’re feeling nutty, fold in 3/4 of chopped walnuts.
If you decide to bake in a loaf pan, it should take about 45 minutes to an hour (depending on size). However, I like to use an 8 inch baking pan or make cup cakes, which normally take about 15-30 minutes to bake. When in doubt, test with a tooth pick. If you stick it in and it comes out clean, your good to go.
I read your post on the Biracial Parenting Site & this topic is so dear to me, I have three bi-racial children and from what I’ve seen children that are blk/wht mix have a tougher time than any other grouping, they are always pushed to choose when it should never be an option. The features of blk/wht mix can range from heavily white influence to heavily black influence, where as other mixes are more subtle and overlooked.
This is the main reason I created The Happily Mixed Up Community. I feel it is the responsibility of the parent(s) of mixed race children to make it a point to seek out other families similar to their own to raise their children around. If our children are exposed on a regular to families with parent(s) that look like theirs and become friends with the children of those parent(s), they will feel more comfortable & confident about who they are, where they come from & won’t feel so alone/isolated and/or conflicted as they get older. All children are beautiful, but what a mixed race child represents is very Special.
The mission of The Happily Mixed Up Community is to connect mixed race families online as well as off, making it possible for members to search our data base for others sharing similar backgrounds and common interests living within their own community.
The Happily Mixed Up Community is a global network where support is given, advice is shared, friendship is offered and our children are nurtured.”
Thanks so much Yasmin!