Gluten Free Banana Nutella Bread

Submitted by: Tammy Reese at Farm and Dairy

Ingredients:

• 4 large ripe bananas (mashed)
• 1 cup butter (room temperature)
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups of sugar or equivalent sugar substitute
• 4 cups of gluten free all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 3 tsp of baking soda
• 1 cup of nutella
• 1 cup of chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, Grease and flour loaf pans. (2 large loaf pans, 3 small loaf pans, or 6 mini loaf pans depending on the size loafs you want to make).
2. Peel and mash the bananas and mix with chocolate chips. Set aside.
3. Cream butter, eggs and sugar together.
4. Add flour and salt. Mix until it forms small crumbles.
5. In a small bowl, dissolve the baking soda in the warm water. Mix into the flour mixture.
6. Stir in the bananas and chocolate chip mixture.
7. Warm the nutella in the microwave for 30 seconds.
8. Divide half the mixture into the prepared loaf pans.
9. Spread half the nutella on top of the mixture in the loaf pans. You can make patterns by running your spatula through the nutella.
10. Spread the remaining bread mixture on top of the nutella.
11. Pour the remaining nutella on the top of each loaf and swirl with your spatula.
12. Bake for 50 minutes to an hour. Cover with foil after 45 minutes to prevent the top from becoming too dark.
13. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes, flip the loaves on their side and let cool the rest of the way.