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I love Banana Bread but it typically made with eggs.  Eggs don’t like me so we have a problem.  Recently I’ve discovered gelatin as an egg replacement in baking.  It works pretty well so I tried it in Banana Bread.  I never knew that you could bake vegetarian and it could taste good!  Even my boyfriend tried it and liked it!  He couldn’t tell the difference between my banana bread and traditional banana bread.  That’s a huge compliment.  Also, you don’t need the glaze but the Amaretto flavor goes really well with the banana.  It would be like having pancakes without maple syrup. It’s the added something that makes this recipe really special.

Banana Bread with an Amaretto Glaze

Makes 1 loaf

2 cups flour, plus more for dusting the pan

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 packet unflavored gelatin

4 very ripe bananas, mashed

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

6 tablespoons vegan butter, plus more for greasing the pan

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup brown sugar

5 tablespoons Amaretto

1/2 cup powdered sugar

Heat oven to 350.

Grease the bottom and sides of a loaf pan.  Dust with flour.  Make sure to tap the pan to remove any excess.

Stir the sugar, baking soda, salt and gelatin together in a large bowl and then set aside.

Mix the bananas, applesauce, butter and vanilla in a medium bowl.  Add the banana mixture to the dry ingredients until combined.

Pour the batter into the greased load pan.

Bake the loaf until a toothpick inserted in the center comes our clean, about 55 minutes.

Cool 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack.  While the loaf is cooling you can make the glaze.

Add the brown sugar and Amaretto to a small pan.  Heat under a low to medium heat on the stovetop until the sugar has dissolved.  Reduce heat to low.

Slowly add the powdered sugar.  Mix until completely combined.  Remove from heat and drizzle over the Banana Bread immediately.

Serve.

Try it.  Let me know what you think!