Spelt-Banana Bread

14 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 2 cups spelt flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 ripe bananas
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans, or more to taste (optional)

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat an 8 1/2x4 1/2-inch loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. 2
    Combine spelt flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium-sized bowl and set aside.
  3. 3
    Beat eggs in a large bowl until light yellow in color. Stir in sour cream, applesauce, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Mash 2 bananas and add to the egg mixture. Dice remaining bananas and add to the bowl. Stir in 1 cup pecans. Pour flour mixture into the bowl with the egg-banana mixture and and stir just until flour is incorporated; do not over mix.
  4. 4
    Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and sprinkle 2 tablespoons pecans on top.
  5. 5
    Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 60 to 65 minutes.
  6. 6
    Place pan on a rack to cool, about 10 minutes. Turn loaf out onto the rack to cool completely.

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