Saturday, September 22, 2012

Gluten Free + Vegan Banana Bread(-like substance)

It always feels like  a WIN when I figure out how to make something gluten-free that doesn't require eight different kinds of pseudo-flour.  You know what I mean: Tapioca flour, chickpea flour, chestnut flour, the list goes on.  Out of the millions of gluten-free folks out there in the world, only eight have ever actually used these whacko ingredients.  Seven of them are lying to us, and the other one is Gwyneth Paltrow.

"Just casually rearranging this vase while wearing a patterned sweater and still being better than you."

Today, I decided to make banana bread.  I decided this because, after buying bananas a few days ago, while they were still under-ripe - they got to be nice and yellow for about twenty minutes before getting all mushy.

The problem with me trying to cook is that I am too impatient to do things that are usual parts of the cooking process - things like "measuring" and "pre-heating."

This random lady from the local news has got the right idea.

So.  The vaguely banana-bread-like substance that I made, and it was actually pretty good, is made after you throw the following items in a bowl, mash them all together, and microwave for three minutes.

A mushy banana or two.
Enough almond flour to cover the banana bits.
A shake of cinnamon.
Some vegetable oil, enough to give it the consistency of cake batter.
And however much vanilla extract you want, because this is your banana bread, and YOLO.

Then - and this is the important part only part requiring actual effort - you mash all of it up.  No more chunks.    And then you nuke it.  And then you pat yourself on the back for making such a yuppie food.  And then you eat it.  And when your housemates ask you what smells so delicious, you can tell them that it's vegan, gluten free banana bread that you just made from scratch.  And they will think you are the walking embodiment of pinterest or something, but you know that it was super duper easy!

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