Ingredients
- 1 cup of ripe and mashed bananas (2-3 medium)
- 1 whole egg
- 1 teaspoon molasses
- 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt*
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup melted and slightly cooled unsalted butter*
- 1 cup almond meal*
- 1 cup einkorn flour* (or flour of choice)
- 2/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda (break up pieces with fingers if necessary)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line one 9X5 loaf pan with parchment paper. Lightly grease the two exposed sides of the loaf pan with coconut oil or oil of choice.
2. Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat and set aside to cool slightly.
3. In a medium bowl, mash the peeled bananas until they break down. To the mashed banana add egg, molasses, yogurt, vanilla, and butter. Mix until well incorporated with a whisk.
4. To the same bowl, add almond meal, flour, coconut sugar, sea salt, cinnamon, baking soda, and baking powder. Mix with a rubber spatula scraping down the sides and bottom of bowl until all the ingredients are evenly incorporated.
5. Pour mixture into prepared loaf pan scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula. Place pan in the center of the oven on the middle rack. Bake 55 minutes to 1 hour and 5 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Notes
The recipe calls for plain Greek yogurt but regular plain yogurt will work as well.
You can substitute coconut oil for the butter.
If you don’t have almond meal on hand, feel free to grind some almonds in a powerful blender until it is light and fluffy. Don’t over mix in the blender or it will begin turning into almond butter. Not a bad thing but not what we’re going for in the recipe.
I use einkorn flour which I have found at Whole Foods, Thrive Market or Azure Standard. It all depends on who has it at the best price when I need to purchase some in bulk. If you don’t want to purchase einkorn I have also used Bob’s Red Mill gluten free flour and regular all-purpose flour. Costco has been the most cost effective store for purchasing organic all-purpose flour in bulk.
I have also made this banana bread into muffins and it turns out perfect. I use muffin liners and fill them about 3/4 of the way full. The oven temperature stays the same and you bake them for about 25 minutes. Check them a few minutes before the 25 minute mark with a toothpick. If the toothpick comes out clean, they are done! The recipe makes about 11 for me.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 60 min