Gluten-Free Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 6  bananas ripe mashed
• 0.5 cup butter 
• 2  eggs lightly beaten
• 2 cups all purpose baking flour gluten-free
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 cup sugar 

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• loaf pan
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Stir in eggs, maple syrup and mashed bananas until well blended.
3. Add the banana mixture to the flour mixture; mix until batter is just moist.
4. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. If using muffin or cupcake tins, bake for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.