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Love First Banana Bread Recipe

It’s gluten-free and dairy-free, and delicious as can be!

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Faruk Ateş
Aug 20, 2023
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Love First recipes have two requirements: first, they have to make something delicious. The other first is that they must be created from a place of love, given to you by someone you love and who loves you, or co-created with someone(s) you love.

This banana bread recipe started as a gift from a friend that I love, who got it from her grandmother. I adjusted it for other people I love, such as making it gluten-free and learning that it’s important for eggs to be at room temperature when baking with gluten-free flour. Lastly, I added my own ingredients, Love being the not-so-secret one 😉💖

Equipment you’ll need:

  • Hand mixer with whisk attachment (beaters work in a pinch)

  • A big mixing bowl for making the batter, and a smaller one for smashing bananas

  • Measuring cups & spoons, a spatula, and a zest peeler

Ingredients (in order of need):

  • 3 Very ripe bananas 🍌 🍌 🍌

  • 1 Cup sugar

  • 1/2 Cup shortening (packed tight to ensure it’s 1/2 cup)

  • 2 Eggs at room temperature 🥚 🥚 (important!)

  • 1 1/4 Cup gluten free…

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