Bread Machine Banana Bread
Ingredients
Mash 2 very ripe bananas
2 egg yolks or
2 Tbsp egg replacer
2 Tbsp almond yogurt
¼ C. almond milk with lemon juice
1 Tbsp olive oil or
1 Tbsp coconut oil
½ C. Tupelo honey
2 C. sifted spelt flour
1 tsp Himalayan pink crystal salt
2 tsp Rumford (non aluminum) baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ C. chopped almonds
Preparation
Coat the bread machine bread pan with the oil. Add the ripe bananas, egg and honey to the bread machine. Select the dough setting and press start. Let it run until the bananas are well mixed. Add the dry ingredients: spelt flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Run the bread machine on the dough cycle. Push the flour down the sides of the bread machine. Let it rest for about twenty minutes. Mix again with the dough cycle for five minutes. Set it to the bake cycle and allow it to bake for about 35 – 40 minutes. Test with a toothpick or knife that it is done in the center. If you cook it in the bread machine for the full hour, the ends and the bottom can become over baked and work well as biscotti. After it has rested inside the bread machine for another twenty minutes with the baking cycle turned off; turn it upside down on a rack, let it cool, slice with a serrated knife, and enjoy. One can add a half a cup of chopped almonds to the bread during the dough cycle if you wish. The addition of nuts can cause a weight gain by combining a protein [almonds] with a grain [spelt]. I made this bread to assist me with weight gain following surgery.
In a traditional oven
Heat oven to 350º[in Europe this would be a moderate oven or 180º] Bake for about an hour and 30 minutes.
