BabycakesNYC Banana Bread

BabyCakesNYC is a vegan bakery in New York that makes indulgent treats that are refined sugar free, gluten free, egg free and dairy free. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, it actually delivers what it boasts about. When I visited New York last August, I tried the treats myself and also bought the BabyCakes cookbook! I have already tried some of the recipes and most of them worked, besides the cinnamon apple toastie I made. I emailed them for troubleshooting and the quickly replied. I baked again, but still I couldn’t get the texture right. I heard similar stories to mine, that some recipes dont work out, and BabyCakes replied on their blog with a hilarious video. Besides getting the right ingredients and using them all, it is also HOW you make the batter. Gluten free baking is no joke, so follow the instructions dummy! The mistake I did was not melting the coconut butter, like the girl in the video.

I tried to make the banana bread following the instructions to the letter and 40 minutes later I tried the best banana bread I have ever had, hands down.

BabyCakes NYC: Some Baking Tips! from BabyCakes NYC on Vimeo.

Tips for success :

1.Take a few deep breaths.
2.Use the right ingredients, not whatever you think might work.
3.Measure them. Eyeballing does not count as measurement.
4.Bake with love. If you are angry just leave it for another time.
5.Follow the instructions…don’t be a rebel when you are baking gluten free.
6.Make happy thoughts and send good vibrations to your cake batter.

Now for anyone that lives in Europe like me, Bobs’s red Mill flour is not available, but I tried it with Dove’s Farm self raising white flour and added 2 tbsp of chickpea flour. It works beautifully. Even though I used self raising, I add baking soda and baking powder as the recipe states.
In the video it says to use 1 cup coconut oil but in the cookbook it says 1/2 a cup coconut oil. I followed the cookbook recipe.

-2 cups all purpose gluten free flour (Bobs Red Mill or Dove’s Farm+2tbsp chickpea flour)/ 2 κούπες Dove’s Farm αλεύρι χωρίς γλουτένη για όλες τις χρήσεις+ 2κ.σ. ρεβυθάλευρο
-2 tsp baking soda/ 2 κ.γ. μαγειρική σόδα
-2tsp baking powder/ 2 κ.γ. μαγειρική σκόνη
-1 tsp xanthan gum/ 1 κ.γ. κόμμι ξανθάν
-1 tsp salt/ 1 κ.γ. αλάτι
-1 tsp cinnamon/ 1 κ.γ. καννέλα
-1/2 cup coconut oil/ 1/2 κούπα λάδι καρύδας
-2/3 cup agave nectar/ 2/3 κούπας σιρόπι αγαύης
-2/3 cup rice milk/ 2/3 κούπας γάλα ρυζιού
-1tsp pure vanilla extract/ 1 κ.γ. εχκύλισμα βανίλιας
-6 medium mashed bananas/ 6 πολτοποιημένες μπανάνες

*I also sprinkled the top with coconut flakes!

*Μπορείτε να πασπαλίσετε από πάνω με τρίμμα καρύδας

Ακολουθήστε τις οδηγίες του βίντεο και ψήστε στους 180 για 35 λεπτά. Δοκιμάστε με ένα μαχαιράκι αν έχει ψηθεί μέχρι μέσα. Το αφήνουμε να κρυώσει για 20 λεπτά μετά το βγάζουμε από τη φόρμα.

Why on eath does the world needs another banana bread recipe? Well, because this recipe is vegan, gluten free, agave sweetened and tastes amazing. Make it and you will agree with me