Kay's Gluten-Free Banana Date Bread

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 3 ripes bananas
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 0.67 cups cinnamon-flavored applesauce
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2.25 cups gluten-free all purpose baking flour , such as Krusteazl®
• 0.67 cups chopped dates
• 0.75 cups chopped walnuts , Optional

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a 9x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray (do not use a loaf pan).

2. 2

   Mash bananas in a bowl. Add sugar and applesauce and mix well. Mix in eggs, baking soda, and baking powder. Add flour 2 tablespoons at a time. Fold in dates and walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.

3. 3

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.