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Healthy Sourdough Banana Bread (Vegan too)!

If you're looking for the perfect loaf of sourdough discard banana bread your search is over! My sourdough discard banana bread is made with no sugar and makes a perfect healthy breakfast or snack! My sourdough discard banana bread is vegan and dairy free friendly and comes together so quickly!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 8 people
Calories 292 kcal

Equipment

  • Parchment paper
  • bread loaf pan

Ingredients
  

Wet ingredients:

  • 3 lg extra ripe bananas
  • ¾ cup sourdough starter
  • ½ cup avocado oil
  • ⅓ cup pure maple syrup sub honey
  • 2 lg eggs or flax seed egg see notes on how to make a flax egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Dry ingredients:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, unbleached sub half whole wheat or white wheat flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon pink sea salt
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and place the oven rack in the center position. Line a bread loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
    In a medium sized mixing bowl, add 3 very ripe bananas. (Yes you can use frozen then thawed bananas!)
    Mash the bananas very well.
    3 lg extra ripe bananas
    thawed bananas for sourdough banana bread
  • Add the rest of the wet ingredients.
    ¾ cup sourdough starter, ½ cup avocado oil, ⅓ cup pure maple syrup, 2 lg eggs or flax seed egg, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • Use a whisk to puree the wet ingredients completely.
  • Add the dry ingredients on top of your mixed wet ingredients.
    2 cups all-purpose flour, unbleached, ½ teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon pink sea salt
  • Use a spatula to fold the flour in till just combined. Do not over mix your batter or your banana bread will not come out fluffy.
    Add the chocolate chips and gently fold in.
    1 cup dark chocolate chips
  • Spread the sourdough banana bread into the prepared bread loaf pan.
    Bake in your preheated oven for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Cool completely on a wire rack before slicing and serving.
    Enjoy!
    Sourdough banana bread with chocolate chips

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Notes

HOW TO MAKE A FLAX EGG: All you have to do is mix together 1 tablespoon ground (not whole) flaxseeds and 3 tablespoons of water. Since this recipe calls for 2 eggs, use 2 tablespoons of ground flaxseeds and 6 tablespoons of water. Whisk with a fork then let rest for 15 minutes to thicken before using in your banana bread.
HOW TO MAKE SOURDOUGH DISCARD BANANA BREAD VEGAN: all you have to do to make this sourdough banana bread recipe vegan is to use flax eggs.
 
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 292kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 5.5gFat: 15.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.7gMonounsaturated Fat: 1.3gPotassium: 336mgFiber: 4.5gVitamin C: 5.5mgIron: 1.1mg
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