Easy Recipe Banana Bread Gluten Free

This recipe for gluten-free banana bread is taken from a simple banana bread recipe from my recipe files that dates back to the 70s. I have updated that banana bread recipe using gluten-free ingredients, and added walnuts and raisins.

If you are looking for recipes using ripe bananas, this is excellent. I always freeze ripe bananas for later use if I plan to make banana bread from scratch.

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EASY RECIPE BANANA BREAD

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Have all ingredients at room temperature before beginning.

Ingredients:

1-3/4 cup flour (I use Bob's Red Mill gluten-free flour)

Resift the flour with:
2-1/4 teaspoons baking powder (gluten-free)

1/2 teaspoon salt

Blend until creamy:
1/3 cup shortening (I use butter in place of shortening or margarine)

2/3 cup sugar (substitute brown sugar or coconut sugar, or a mixture of sugars to equal 2/3 cup)

3/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest

Beat in:
1 to 2 beaten eggs

2 very ripe bananas, mashed (or use thawed frozen banana pulp)

Stir in, one or both, as desired:
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 cup small raisins or other dried fruit

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Instructions:

Add the sifted ingredients in about three parts to the sugar mixture. Beat the batter after each addition until smooth. Mixture will be thick. Place the batter in a greased bread pan. Bake the bread for about one hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Turn out onto a rack and let cool. Slice and serve.