Tea cakes. Gluten free Bananna Bread

For some reason tea cake recipes have been hard to find; And By tea cake I mean; banana bread, zucchini bread, lemon poppy seed loaf or Applesauce cake. I have also heard these called snack cakes, but I think that implies that they are baked in a square pan, not in a loaf pan.

The kind of things that my mother would give us a slice of afterschool. Not as sweet as cookies, but more of a treat than muffins.

But I think I finally have one;

Chocolate banana bread: 

1 cups	Namaste Foods Perfect Flour Blend
2 Tb 1/2 tsp	coco powder baking soda
pinch	salt
1/4 cup	canola oil
1/4 cup	White sugar
1/4 cup	applesauce
1	large egg
1	banana, mashed
1/4 tsp	gluten-free vanilla

Preheat to 325.
Mix all ingredients in large bowl.
Pour batter into two small loaf pans. Bake at 325 for 30 min. Rotate pans, and bake for 30 more, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.


Thing is; back in 2001, when I first went Gluten Free, all of the recipes I could find were also dairy, nut and egg free. Now a days, Gluten Free is associated with Paleo, and the nuts are back and  introducing other costly ingredients.

Krusteaz Gluten free Blueberry muffin Mix.



Krusteaz Gluten free Blueberry muffin Mix.

Got a box, on sale, and gave it a try.

Didn't raise very much. Box was close to its "best by" date, so maybe the mix was stale.
Good flavor. Slightly crumble. Light, not too dense.
Best warm, fresh, with butter.

Krusteaz Gluten free pancake mix.

Krusteaz Gluten free pancake mix.
BEST. PANCAKES. EVER. EVER!

I mentioned these a few weeks ago, but this is the third time I have made these, and I love them!

 

   Light fluffy and tall. Excellent texture or mouth feel, an amazing buttermilk and vanilla flavor. The best gluten free pancakes I have had in 15 years.
I do however want to take note that since this is a mix your result might vary but not if you follow the directions. The box calls for lightly spraying the pan with oil and cooking them at medium heat. my husband attempted to make the pancakes at high heat and use butter; and it turned out disgusting; burnt outside, gelatinous inside and crunchy edges. So I recommend you go with the directions on the box.