Easy Gluten Free Banana Bread

Ingredients
1 stick softened butter
2 c rice flour
2 eggs
2 tbsp baking powder- G.F.
1 tsp vanilla- G.F.
1 c sugar
3 lg bananas
1 c chocolate chips

Directions
Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs, vanilla, and bananas. In another bowl- mix flour and b. powder together. Add dry ingredients to banana mixture. Add in choc. chips. Spoon into 5x9 loaf pan. Bake @ 325 for 1 hr and 20 min. or until golden brown and toothpick comes out clean.


I found this recipe on the Celiac Sprue website but adjusted slightly. It called for finely chopped pecans, but I added the choc. chips instead. It turned out wonderful. The sides and bottom of got burnt mostly due to my oven, but the rest of it was amazing. I couldn't tell the difference from the ones I used to make with wheat flour.

Missing the days when I didn't have a wheat allergy

Today I made biscuits for dinner. Of course, I made Gluten Free biscuits for myself and then I made wheat infested ones for my husband. I miss the days when I was able to eat wheat and not get sick from it. Although, a lot of GF foods taste good it is just NOT the same! My biscuits came out thin and dense while my husband's came out light and airy and big. My favorite foods are pasta and bread. While I have found pasta that I like even better than the wheat pasta, I have yet to find a recipe for bread that even comes close to wheat bread. Don't get me wrong the GF homemade bread is a lot better than GF breads that are store bought. I don't crave Gluten Free bread like I like I did with wheat bread.
The holidays are fast approaching and I am feeling nostalgic for the baked goods and breads that are associated with Thanksgiving and Christmas. I know I can still have some of those favorites holiday goodies, but the taste and texture will be different. Like I said I am feeling a bit nostalgic and missing the days when I could eat a sandwich and the bread was light and airy.