Chocolate Chip Banana Bread (gluten-free)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup teff flour
• 2 tablespoons teff flour
• 1 cup buckwheat flour
• 1/4 cup tapioca flour
• 1/4 cup brown rice flour
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces butter
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 4 large bananas or 6 medium bananas)
• 3/4 cup buttermilk (or slightly less)
• 2 eggs (or 2t ground flax plus 1/4 c water)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 cup chocolate chips (or chopped pecans or combination of the two)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 f (325 in convection oven).
• 2 prepare baking pan, either line with parchment or dust with butter and 'flour' (i use teff, though parchment is the tastier option. trust me).
• 3 combine all dry ingredients in the bowl of a mixer (or, if no mixer, in a bowl).
• 4 add butter and mix until butter/dry combination has consistency of cornmeal.
• 5 add wet ingredients all at once and mix for about 2 minutes. fold in nuts/chocolate or combination.
• 6 pour into 12" loaf pan or 2 8/9" loaves. bake in center rack for about 1 hr, or until a toothpick inserted in the loaf comes out clean.
• 7 allow to cool. slice and eat or freeze right away. will remain tender for at least 5 days, if kept in an airtight container.