Showing posts with label happy herbivoire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happy herbivoire. Show all posts

Monday, October 27, 2014

Happy Herbivore Banana Bread (dairy-free, fat-free, egg-free, low sugar, whole grain, and delicious and moist!)


1/4 cup of non dairy milk (e.g. soy, almond, rice, etc)
1/4 tsp lemon juice
4-5 spotted or browning bananas
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup raw sugar
(**I replaced both with 1 cup of coconut sugar**)
1 tsp gound cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
2 cups whole wheat flour (I use organic whole wheat pastry flour)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp pure maple syrup

preheat the oven to 350.  Grease or spray a standard 8 inch loaf pan

whisk the non dairy milk and lemon juice together until bubbly

cream bananas with sugars by hand using a spatula or in a food processor until smooth

in a large bowl, whisk spices, flour, baking soda, and baking powder together

add milk-lemon juice and banana mixture, as well as all remaining ingredients, to the flour mixture and stir until just combined

pour into loaf pan, using a spatula to evenly distribute and smooth out the top

make a tent over the pan with a large piece of aluminum foil

bake 45 minutes to 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean

***I added nuts:)***
****I skipped most of the steps and started by mashing the bananas in the bottom of my kitchen aid mixture and poured everything else in and mixed together;)  came out just fine and less dishes;)****

Thursday, March 20, 2014

new adventures

I've mostly been a vegetarian for the last 23 years, and have not had a bite of meat for the last 15 years. Feeling the call to take it a step further and start cutting way back on dairy (I already drink almond milk, so for me it's cheese....and remember, I'm a native cheese head, so this is a leap;)

For me it's about reducing the fat intake because that's always what has worked best for me (recognizing it's not the right approach for everybody).

I'm very excited about my new cookbooks! One more from Happy Herbivore will arrive tomorrow....we've pretty much very greatly reduced our wheat intake (switching out to almond flour and very low, natural sugar intake at home)....this is my next exciting and natural healthy step.

Any changes I make for myself have to work for the whole clan:)