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A loaf of gluten free banana sesame bread sliced on a cutting board.

Chef Nagano’s Gluten Free Black Sesame Banana Bread

Sandi Gaertner
A moist, decadent Japanese style gluten free banana bread with black sesame seeds.
4.77 from 13 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Gluten Free Bread Recipe, Gluten Free Breakfast Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 10 slices
Calories 234 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ripe banana mashed
  • ⅓ cup olive oil or light oil
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 ¼ cups brown rice flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder aluminum free!
  • pinch salt
  • ¾ cup milk or dairy free substitute (I used almond milk)
  • ¼ cup black sesame seeds crushed is best

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325º F.
  • Grease a bread loaf pan.
  • Mix all of the wet ingredients in a small mixing bowl. Whisk to blend.
  • Add the dry ingredients to a large bowl and whisk to blend.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix. Mix them until they are just barely mixed.
  • Do not over mix.
  • Pour the banana bread batter into a loaf pan.
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes until done in the center.

Notes

  1. If you can't have sesame, omit the sesame seeds.
  2. This recipe calls for brown rice flour. Do NOT substitute with white rice flour or another flour or it will turn out gummy in the middle.
  3. Other dairy-free kinds of milk will work but I do not recommend canned coconut milk.
  4. To test for doneness, insert a toothpick into the center of the loaf. If the toothpick comes out clean, it is done baking. If you see batter or crumbs, the bread needs to bake longer.
  5. This banana bread will keep up to 3 days in an airtight container, or up to 4 months in the freezer.

SPECIAL NOTE

Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn't test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 234kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 81mgPotassium: 208mgFiber: 2gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 85IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 91mgIron: 1mg
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