Banana Bread without Eggs

Yes you read that right!  This banana bread recipe is fabulous with or without eggs.  I came across an egg substitute while in my journey's of the internet and I thought maybe I would try it.  It makes for a great alternative for a vegan or someone who is just trying to live a little healthier!

Here's what you'll need:

2 cups of all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt (which I have omitted before, it doesn't change the taste at all)

1/2 cup of butter (equivalent to one stick, I also used margarine with no change to taste and don't throw away the paper the stick came in!  Tip on how to use it below.)

3/4 cup brown sugar (I used dark as that's what I had, but you can use light too)

2 eggs (IF you were using eggs!  More on that in a minute)

about 4-5 over ripen bananas

3 bowls

a bread pan

a tablespoon

a spatula

ground flax seed

This recipe does technically call for eggs but I didn't have any and I HAD to use the bananas I had or they were going in the garbage.  So this is what I did, to substitute one egg use 1 tablespoon of crushed or ground flax seed whisked into 3 tablespoons of water.  I of course doubled this since the original recipe called for 2 eggs.  Make this mixture in a small bowl and place it aside.

Using the flax seed will give the bread a nuttier taste but it is of course banana bread so no big deal.  You can also use this substitution just about anywhere that calls for eggs including waffles, muffins, and pancakes.  Like I said though, be aware, it will give whatever you put it in a nuttier taste so it may not be suitable for all recipes, but for this one it is.  :-)

Anyway, on to the recipe.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Peel the bananas and mush them up.  They should look something like this when you are done.

Then, in a separate large bowl combine flour, baking soda, and salt.  In the third and final bowl, cream the brown sugar and butter together.  Hopefully your butter wasn't frozen!  The mixture will look something like this:

Grab the bowl with the mashed bananas in it and mix your flax seed mixture into the bananas until well mixed.  It will look something like this:

Then you will stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture; stirring just to moisten, looking like below.  You may have some clumps of flour and that's okay!

Now generally you are suppose to have a bread pan already greased and waiting.  But, I wanted to show you this little trick too.  Take the paper to the stick of butter you just used, and use it to grease the pan.  There is enough butter residue left on the paper to grease the pan enough to be non-stick.  Talk about using all your resources!

The picture on the right is what the batter will look like once you place it in the pan.  This bread will not raise that much if you mix it too much.  And of course I wasn't paying attention and I mixed it too much, so my loaf was much flatter than if I had just mixed it until moistened.  You will have flour clumps and that's okay! 

So anyway, this is what your loaf should look like when all is said and done.  Baking it for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.  Once its done, let it cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before removing and then spread some butter on the crust to soften it.  And voila, you've made banana bread without eggs!!