Gluten Free Dutch Oven Banana bread

Made in a 12in Dutch oven with parchment liner. 

4 medium very ripe bananas

2/3 cup butter, melted

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 pinches of salt

1 1/4 cup sugar

2 large eggs, beaten

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 cups Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free flour blend

1. Mash the bananas and add the melted butter in a bowl. 

2. Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour. 

3. Add chopped walnuts and chocolate chips if desired. I like to sprinkle the chopped walnuts on top of the poured batter. 

4. Pour the batter into a Dutch oven lined with parchment paper. 

5. Cook at 350 degrees F. The original recipe says 55-65 minutes if you are using a loaf pan, but cooking mine directly on parchment took closer to 30 minutes to bake. Check if done with a toothpick that comes out clean. 

This recipe is a Dutch Oven alteration of the recipe in this link:

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/banana_bread/