January 1, 2014

Emmer Banana Bread

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil or butter, if non-vegan
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 ripe bananas mashed (or thawed frozen bananas)
  • 1 1/4 cup emmer flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup pecans

Methods

  • Roast pecans for 6-7 minutes at 325 degrees, then chop.
  • Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees.
  • Cream the coconut oil and brown sugar together until well blended. Add eggs and vanilla and blend well. Add banana and mix until just combined.
  • In a separate bowl, mix the Emmer flour, salt and baking soda. Add Emmer mixture to the wet ingredients, and mix until just combined. Fold in the roasted pecans.
  • Pour batter into a greased 1 pound loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
  • Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a rack to finish cooling.

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