Eggless, Butter- Less Oatmeal-Flaxmeal Banana-Raisin Bread

While I stimulate got made only about eggless cakes, they stimulate got been made using tried as well as tested recipes from my other blogger friends. But I tin dismiss never confidently say mortal what is the perfect, fool-proof substitute for egg. I stimulate got read upwardly tons of materials regarding what could last substituted for eggs. Reading as well as doing is 2 unlike things! I had overripe bananas lying around. I had also latterly got a pocketbook of Flaxmeal which I role amongst my oatmeal. I decided to endeavour substituting Flaxmeal for eggs. Banana staff of life would last a rubber bet every bit at that topographic point would last piffling that could larn wrong. So I laid virtually experimenting, switching oatmeal for flour as well as Flaxmeal for eggs as well as butter. I didn't desire to stimulate got besides large a chance, thus I added 1/4 loving cup olive oil. The result was a resounding success! The staff of life was moist as well as delicious! The exclusively departure when compared to the regular banana staff of life is that the loaf is non every bit big. It is 3/4 it's size.You tin dismiss discovery my master copy banana staff of life recipe here.

Servings: 6-8

Ingredients:

Oat flour: 2 cups
Flaxmeal: three tbsp+ 3/4 cup
Water: 1/2 loving cup + 1 tbsp
Baking soda: 1 tsp
Salt:1/4 tsp
Ground cinnamon: ½ tsp
Ground nutmeg: ¼ tsp
Vanilla extract:1 tsp
Brown sugar:3/4 cup
Olive oil: 1/4 cup
Overripe bananas: 2 cups( four bananas),mashed
Walnuts:½ cup,chopped(optional)
Raisins: 1/4 loving cup ( optional)

Method:

In a mixing bowl mix together three tbsp Flaxmeal amongst 1/2 loving cup as well as 1 tbsp H2O as well as operate on aside.

Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Lightly grease a nine x v inch loaf pan as well as operate on aside.

Beat together the flaxmeal+water mixture, oil, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg inwards a medium bowl until smooth. Add the banana, beating until smooth. Add oat flour as well as 3/4 loving cup flaxmeal, raisins as well as nuts, stirring until smooth. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan as well as permit it residuum at room temperature, uncovered for ten minutes.

Bake the staff of life for 45 minutes. Lay a slice of foil gently across the spill out as well as bake until a cake tester (like a toothpick) inserted into the centre comes out clean, ten to fifteen minutes more..

Remove the staff of life from the oven as well as allow it to cool for ten minutes earlier turning it out of the pan onto a rack to cool completely.

Slice as well as serve amongst a loving cup of tea or coffee.

Enjoy! I am bringing this to all the wonderful gals at Angie's Fiesta Friday. This week's co-hosts are the really talented as well as capable Selma @Selma's table as well as Elaine@Foodbod.

Cooking made easy:

Oat flour tin dismiss last easily made at habitation past times grinding oatmeal to a fine pulverization using a regular blender/ mixie.

Flaxmeal tin dismiss also last made at habitation past times grinding flax seeds inwards a blender/ mixie.

Tip for salubrious living:

Flaxseeds are extremely healthy. They are non exclusively rich inwards omega-3 obese acids,but are also bang-up source of dietary fiber. Flaxmeal is a bang-up agency of incorporating flax seeds into our daily diet. You could only mix it into your regular shakes/ smithies, oatmeal etc.

References:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/flaxseed/faq-20058354
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/benefits-of-flaxseed
http://www.doctoroz.com/blog/victoria-maizes-md/benefits-flax

Food for thought:

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