Agave Nectar Recipes
Banana Bread (recipe courtesy of Elna McMasters)
Mix together and set aside:
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
In mixer bowl:
3 ripe bananas, mashed (1-1/2 cup approx.)
1/2 cup butter, room temperature (1 stick)
2 eggs
1/2 cup Madhava's Agave Nectar (health food store/dept)
1/2 cup nuts (and/or raisins or sunflower seeds)
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease an 8-1/2" x 4-1/2" x 3" loaf pan and set aside.
In a bowl, mix together the dry ingredients and set aside.
Mash the bananas; add eggs and nectar. Blend together.
Stir in dry ingredients a little at a time until well mixed together. Add nuts and blend.
Pour mixture into loaf pan.
Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until loaf springs back slightly to a light touch or test with toothpick/knife until it comes out clean.
Makes one loaf or two mini loaves. (Bake half the time for mini loaves.) (If doubling the recipe, bake in two regular loaf pans together for 60+ min.; test with toothpick to make sure center is done)