Gluten Free Buttermilk Banana Bread or Muffins

Ingredients:

3 C Pamela's Gluten Free Bread Mix

½ t Salt

1½ t Baking Powder

1½ t Baking Soda

½ C Chopped Pecans or Walnuts, optional

1 C Sugar (or 3/4 C Honey)

½ C Butter, softened

2 Eggs

1 C Buttermilk (or plain milk kefir)

1 T Vanilla Extract

1 T Brandy

5 - 6 Very ripe bananas, mashed

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.  

Grease two loaf pans or muffin tins. 

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.  

Add nuts if using, then set aside.

In a separate bowl, cream sugar (or honey) and butter. Mix in eggs, one at a time, then add vanilla, if using, and the bananas.

Add dry ingredients and buttermilk (or kefir), alternating until incorporated.  Don't overmix. 

Pour into loaf pans or muffin tins. 

For bread, bake for one hour or until toothpick comes out clean. For muffins, bake for 25 minutes or until done. 

Remove from oven and let rest in pan 10 minutes before removing to cooling rack. 

Yield: Makes 2 Loaves or 24 muffins. 

* Adapted from http://kitchenconfidante.com/buttermilk-banana-bread