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Stack of buckwheat banana bread slices.
5 stars (4 ratings)

Buckwheat Banana Bread without Baking Powder

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Yield: 8 slices
This Buckwheat Banana Bread without Baking Powder will be the only banana bread recipe you need. It is easy to make, extremely moist and incredibly delicious.

Ingredients
 

  • 3 bananas, very ripe
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tbsp buttermilk, or regular milk
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup buckwheat flour, or all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • Mash the ripe bananas until mostly smooth, some clumps will remain.
  • Add in the butter, eggs, buttermilk and granulated sugar.
  • Mix until fully combined.
  • Fold in the gluten free flour 1/3 cup at a time as well as the baking soda with the last 1/3 cup of flour.
  • Mix until fully combined.
  • Rest the batter for 1 hour in mixing bowl.
  • Spray the parchment paper in the loaf pan with non stick and transfer the batter into the loaf pan after fully rested.
  • Spread in an even layer and bake for a total of ~1 hour (rotating the loaf pan halfway through).
  • If the top of the banana bread starts to become golden and brown, cover with aluminum foil.
  • Remove from the oven when a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Let cool completely before slicing (1-2 hours or more).
  • Slice and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice, Calories: 185kcal, Carbohydrates: 31g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 0.5g, Cholesterol: 72mg, Sodium: 251mg, Potassium: 228mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 6g, Vitamin A: 452IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 21mg, Iron: 1mg
Course: Breakfast, brunch, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keywords: banana bread, buttermilk banana bread, buttermilk in baking, gluten free banana bread, gluten-free baking, moist banana bread