Vegan Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 banana, ripe
• 1 cup applesauce or apple butter
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup walnuts (optional) or chocolate chips (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven at 350 degrees F.

2. 2

   Mash the banana and the applesauce together.

3. 3

   Add oil, vanilla and sugar. Mix well.

4. 4

   Sift flour, salt and soda together and add to banana mixture with walnuts or chocolate chips, if using.

5. 5

   Put into loaf pan and bake for about 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

6. 6

   Cool 10 minutes in pan, then remove to rack to cool completely before cutting.