Wheat-free, Dairy-free Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup nuts
• 1 3/4 cups amaranth flour, sifted
• 1/2 cup arrowroot
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 cup nuts, roughly chopped
• 1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   Grease a 9"x5" loaf pan.

3. 3

   Process the 1/4 cup nuts in a blender or food processor until finely ground.

4. 4

   Stir together the nuts with the flour, arrowroot and baking soda in a small bowl.

5. 5

   In a separate large bowl, mix together the bananas, oil, honey, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla.

6. 6

   Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients- try not to overmix.

7. 7

   Fold in the chopped nuts.

8. 8

   Pour into a greased 9x5" loaf pan or 2 7x3" pans.

9. 9

   Bake for about 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.

10. 10

    Let cool in the pan for about 10 min, then turn the loaf out onto a wire rack to cool completely.