Yummy Vegan Banana Bread

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I love banana bread, and because I purchased too many bananas at the beginning of the month, I had five that were becoming the consistency of toothpaste. I found this recipe at www.savvyvegetarian.com

Of course, I made the vegan version. I baked it a little too long, but other than the blackened bottom, it was really delicious!

Banana Bread Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups unbleached white flour
• OR: 1 cup Unbl + 1/2 c. wh. wheat flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 3 over-ripe bananas (should equal at least 1 1/2 cup of mashed banana)
• 1/3 c unbleached cane sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

AND

• Vegan Version:
• 2 Tblsp cornstarch + 2 Tbsp lemon juice + 2 Tbsp water
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

OR

• Vegetarian Version:
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 2 eggs

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
2. Oil a medium size bread pan
3. Chop & measure the walnuts
4. Measure & mix the dry ingredients except for sugar
5. Add the chopped nuts
6. Mix the wet ingredients, including the banana, plus the sugar. Use a blender, blender stick or food processor. If you don't have one of those, mash the bananas, then whisk in the other wet ingredients and sugar
7. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and mix lightly with just a few strokes
8. Spoon the mixture evenly into the oiled pan
9. Bake for 45 min, middle of the oven, until browned & firm to the touch
10. Cool on a rack in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out to finish cooling
11. Cool for at least half an hour before slicing. Banana bread tastes better completely cooled, if you can wait that long!

--elly