Making quick breads is really as easy as it gets. Kind like learning your A,B,C’s – once you figure out the basics, it’s a snap!
I promise I didn’t plan the name of this bread around that little theme, but it was too perfect to NOT call this ABCD bread.
If you like dates, you will like this bread. If you don’t (you’re crazy but oh well), you could sub in raisins.
It doesn’t have much of a rise, which I may try to figure out in future versions. Maybe extra baking powder or trying baking soda would help. I’m not really a baking geek, so the science of the rising and binding without gluten is not my strong suit. But it tastes good and is fodmaps friendly, so that’s what matters.
Almond Banana Coconut Date bread [gluten free, dairy free, fodmaps friendly]
Ingredients:
- 3 large really ripe bananas, mashed
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup all purpose gluten free flour blend (I used TJ’s brand)
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup stevia "more Fiber"
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 6-7 dates, finely chopped
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Quick bread style – combine wet ingredients in one bowl and dry in another (leave the dates out for now).
Mix the wet and dry together, fold in the dates.
Pour into a greased baking pan.
Bake for 50-55 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean).
I love baking with NuNaturals’ products so much…stay tuned for a giveaway in the new year.
Aaaaand…enjoy!
And while I’m at it with the quick bread recipe sharing…
Here’s the long overdue recipe for the bread I brought to our Tahoe Thanks-mas gathering.
Since I didn’t use almond or coconut flour in this recipe, it was lacking in fat and therefore on the dry side. I’m kinda picky when it comes to my own recipes, so I would re-tweak the recipe to add oil in the future. I’ve listed the ingredients exactly as I made it below, but if you want a (less-healthy but more moist) bread, I’ve noted the changes you may want to try with asterisks (*).
Banana Gingerbread Loaf [gluten free, dairy free]
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 large ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 1/2 tbsp molasses
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 eggs
- (*) 1/4 cup oil (coconut, canola, or melted Earth Balance)
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose gluten free flour blend (I used TJ’s brand)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp cloves
- 1/8 tsp nutmeg
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
You know the drill for quick breads. Separately combine wet ingredients (first 5 listed) and dry (remaining listed). Then mix them together and pour into a greased baking pan (I made two mini loaves, but one normal sized loaf pan should also work).
Bake for 35-40 minutes (or until a toothpick comes out clean). The time will be different based on if you’re making 2 mini loaves vs 1 regular loaf.
These breads are so easy they’re literally all I want to eat for breakfast.
Peek-a-boo!
With fried eggs for some oomph and yolk-y smearing…perfection!
Consider using xantham gum to help with lift.
I was going to suggest adding xanthan gum as well. It is recommended for all gluten free baked products.
General Tips for Using Xanthan Gum and Guar Gum in Gluten-Free Cooking
• Bread and pizza dough recipes: Add 1 teaspoon xanthan gum or guar gum per cup of gluten-free flour used in bread and pizza dough recipes
• Cake, muffin and quick bread recipes: Add 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum or guar gum per one cup of gluten-free flour used
• Cookie and bar recipes: Add 1/2 teaspoon (or less) xanthan gum or guar gum per one cup gluten-free flour used
I would love to start making quick breads. So tasty! I don’t know why I stopped. I’m surprised the “more fiber” product you add doesn’t give your gi problems. I don’t think all those fiber supplements are my friend. Besides, I can’t find it anywhere! Where do you buy yours? Oh, molasses is a high fodmap food, in case you didn’t realize. I am too scared to try dates too. Good that you can tolerate them as they are high fodmaps too.
All the quick breads look so yummy! Whenever do you find time to bake, lady! Are you still working?
I do see that the nunaturals product does contain xanthan gum, so maybe you don’t need extra??? Not sure now!
Mmmm quick breads are my fav! So easy and so yummy! Love the sounds of that ABCD Quick Bread, and the name of it is just perfect! 🙂
yum! perfect with bananas for sweetness and dates for that awesome chewiness~
YUM! I need to make some of these quick breads you’re posting, so easy!
Wow I am definitely making this. You are such a patient person. L:ove your blog!! reading some of the comments here (including mine) this blogging s def. not for everyone 🙂 Enjoy. I have a whole tub of dates that I need to be using so thank you for this recipe!!
thanks ozlem – thats very kind of you 🙂
You know Elise I will try this this weekend but will sub a combo of amaranth chestnut and oat flour for the gluten free flour the gluten free flour has no fiber or protein but gluten free oat flour does I know you avoid wheat and not gluten but still 🙂
Thank you.
This is a wonderful blog, but it makes me sad to hear you equate “more fat” with “less healthy,” if only for the fact that many of the nutrients in the recipe wouldn’t be absorb-able without some fat.
Good point! I know that’s what the mainstream / conventional belief is (low fat blah blah blah) but I’m definitely of the opinion that more quality fat is good for is – especially, as you said, for helping absorb key nutrients. I guess my years of medical dietary dogma crept in! For the record my macro ratios are way more equal – and I think I’m pretty “healthy”. 🙂