Gluten-free Moist Choc Chip Banana Bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 3 ripe bananas, pureed
• 1/2 cup plain fat-free greek yogurt
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups gluten-free all-purpose baking flour (such as bob's red mill®)
• 2 teaspoons xanthan gum
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup miniature chocolate chips, or more to taste
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a loaf pan.
• beat sugar and applesauce together in a bowl with an electric mixer; add pureed bananas, yogurt, egg, and vanilla and beat until well-combined.
• whisk flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl. add flour mixture to applesauce mixture and stir until just combined. fold chocolate chips and walnuts into batter. spoon batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

Boiled Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 cups raisins
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups chopped walnuts

Recipe

• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). lightly grease and flour one 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
• combine water, sugar, shortening, salt, cocoa, raisins, and spices in a saucepan. bring to a boil, and continue to boil for 3 minutes. remove from heat. stir in vanilla and nuts.
• combine flour and baking soda. stir into boiled mixture, and thoroughly mix. pour into prepared pan, and spread evenly.
• bake for 50 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. cool.

orange marmalade cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2/3 cup butter, melted
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup orange marmalade

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 9 inch bundt pan.
• sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, set aside. in a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, melted butter, eggs, milk and lemon juice. add dry ingredients to the egg mixture, mix until well blended. finally, stir in the walnuts and marmalade. pour batter into the prepared bundt cake pan.
• bake for 45 to 60 minutes, until cake springs back when lightly touched. cool for 10 minutes in the pan before inverting a wire rack to cool completely.

my aunt's banana bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• stir the bananas and vinegar together in a bowl, and set aside. cream the sugar and butter together in a large bowl until creamy and smooth, then beat in the eggs. stir in the reserved banana mixture. in a separate bowl, stir the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together until the mixture is free of lumps. mix the flour mixture into the butter-sugar mixture until well blended, and stir in the chopped walnuts and chocolate chips. spread the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. let cool in pan about 5 minutes, then turn out a wire rack.

raspberry nut butter cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 3/4 cup seedless raspberry jam
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup dark
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 cup ground walnuts
• 3/4 cup ground pecans

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour one 9 inch tube pan.
• separate the eggs. in a bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. set aside.
• in a large bowl, beat the butter with the sugar until thoroughly creamed. beat in the egg yolks, then the jam, vanilla extract, and dark .
• in a small bowl, stir together the flour and baking powder. beat the flour mixture into the creamed mixture, then stir in the nuts. stir about 1/3 of the beaten egg whites into the batter to lighten it and then fold in the rest gently but thoroughly. pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 65 to 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. transfer to a rack to cool. makes about 12 servings.

carrot walnut cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1/8 cup orange juice
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup raisins
• 4 cups grated carrots
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour a 10 inch round cake pan. sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt, set aside.
• in a medium bowl, cream together the 1 cup butter, brown sugar and white sugar. stir in the eggs and the orange juice. add the sifted dry ingredient, mix well. finally, fold in the walnuts, raisins and carrots. pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a tester comes out clean. cool in the pan for 10 minutes before inverting a wire rack.
• to make the frosting, in a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese, vanilla, 1/2 cup butter and confectioners sugar until smooth. spread over cooled cake.

chocolate chip banana cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/2 cup walnuts (optional)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup mashed very ripe banana
• 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• spread walnuts a baking sheet.
• bake in the preheated oven until walnuts are toasted and fragrant, 5 to 7 minutes. remove from oven and cool; coarsely chop.
• whisk all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until pale and fluffy; add egg and vanilla extract. beat until just combined. beat banana into creamed butter mixture until just combined.
• stir flour mixture into creamed butter mixture until dough is just combined; fold in oats, chocolate chips, and walnuts. drop heaping spoonfuls of dough the prepared baking sheets, spacing each mound about 1 1/2 inch apart.
• bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 6 minutes. rotate pans and bake until edges are browned, 6 to 7 more minutes. cool cookies on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.