Chocolate Banana Bread

The best part about this banana bread (other than the chocolate) is the fact that it's made with honey and NO white sugar!!! It's a delicious dessert you won't feel guilty eating or feeding to your family. Score 1 for mom! I found the original recipe on a blog I'm having trouble getting to lately so no link to the original but I made a few changes (including getting rid of the white sugar) and this is what I've come up with. I make it with teff flour (super delicious and super healthy) but you can sub a different gluten free flour if that's what you have.

2/3 c. brown rice flour
1/3 c. tapioca starch
1 c. teff flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
6 T. cocoa powder
2 t. cinnamon
2 eggs
1/4 c. applesauce
1/4 c. light tasting olive oil (or any light tasting oil)
1 t. vanilla extract
3 overly ripe banana's mashed
2/3 c. honey (raw, local preferred)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a large loaf pan and set aside. In a medium bowl mix together all the dry ingredients. In another medium to large size bowl, lightly beat the 2 eggs. Add in the remaining wet ingredients and mix well. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet 1/2 at a time. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour. After cooling for about 10 minutes transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Slice and enjoy!

Zucchini Bread

Surprisingly, this is an absolute favorite in my house. My oldest asks for this bread all the time and my husband raves about it. I made a few changes from the original recipe found here It makes 2 loaves also which means it lasts more than one day.

3 eggs
1/3 c. oil
½ c. applesauce
1 ½ c. sugar
1 ¼ c. millet flour
½ c. rice flour
½ c. sorghum flour
½ c. tapioca flour
¼ c. potato starch
2 ½ tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. xanthan gum
1 ½ tsp. guar gum
2 tbsp. flaxseed meal
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. baking powder
½ c. almond meal
2 c. grated zucchini

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 2 loaf pans with cooking spray. Set aside. Combine millet flour through almond meal with whisk. Set aside. Whisk together eggs, oil and applesauce. Add sugar and mix well. Add dry ingredients to the wet. Beat to mix well. Fold in zucchini. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans. Bake 50-60 minutes until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

This stuff is so good. I took a loaf to a ladies Bible study I attend and even all the gluten loving women there thought it was quite tasty (the ultimate compliment to any gluten free baker). Enjoy your veggies!