Spelt-Banana Bread

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 2 cups spelt flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 large eggs
• 0.5 cups sour cream
• 0.5 cups unsweetened applesauce
• 0.5 cups pure maple syrup
• 1.25 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 ripes bananas
• 1 cup chopped pecans , Optional
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans , Optional

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat an 8 1/2x4 1/2-inch loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.

2. 2

   Combine spelt flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium-sized bowl and set aside.

3. 3

   Beat eggs in a large bowl until light yellow in color. Stir in sour cream, applesauce, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Mash 2 bananas and add to the egg mixture. Dice remaining bananas and add to the bowl. Stir in 1 cup pecans. Pour flour mixture into the bowl with the egg-banana mixture and and stir just until flour is incorporated; do not over mix.

4. 4

   Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and sprinkle 2 tablespoons pecans on top.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 60 to 65 minutes.

6. 6

   Place pan on a rack to cool, about 10 minutes. Turn loaf out onto the rack to cool completely.