Many times, it is difficult to get the ingredients right to replace flour and sugar in your pastry recipes. We make it easy for you and give you alternatives along with two easy, fast, tasty and healthy recipes.
These two recipes for muffins and banana bread demonstrate how easy and delicious pastry can be without flour and without added sugar.
Thanks to oatmeal, bananas, flaxseed and almonds are also very healthy recipes, perfect for a snack or a snack
OAT MUFFINS
Ingredients (for 12 servings):
- 250 g thick oat flakes
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 30 g raisins
- 1 tablespoon flaxseed
- 2 ripe bananas
- 250 ml whey
- 80 ml sunflower oil
Elaboration:
- Preheat oven to 200 °C. Paint the holes in the muffin baking sheet with sunflower oil.
- Mix oats with yeast, cinnamon, raisins and flaxseed.
- Peel the bananas, crush them with the buttermilk and oil. Add the oatmeal mixture and pour it into the holes.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes. Take them out and let them cool for about 10 minutes.
- After the time, remove the muffins from the mold tray and let them cool completely on a rack.
You can replace whey with your preferred plant-based milk. If you don’t like raisins, fresh blueberries are a good substitute.
FLOURLESS BANANA BREAD
Would you like to do without flour when baking your banana bread, but do not know which alternatives are suitable? We tell you what healthy ingredients are a good alternative to flour.
With just a few ingredients and little effort, you’ve quickly created a delicious and juicy banana bread.
WHY IT’S BEST TO AVOID WHEAT FLOUR
Refined wheat flour is one of the least healthy ingredients, as it contains hardly any nutrients or fiber, but many carbohydrates. In excess it can contribute to the increase in blood sugar levels.
In addition, many people do not tolerate wheat flour because it contains gluten and suffer gastrointestinal discomfort after consumption.
You can replace wheat flour with alternatives like whole wheat and spelt flour, or you can give up flour altogether and use these two healthy options instead.
HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES TO FLOUR FOR YOUR BANANA BREAD
Banana bread with oatmeal
Oatmeal doesn’t just taste good in porridge or yogurt. It is also an excellent alternative to flour in the preparation of banana bread.
Unlike wheat, oats are rich in fiber and minerals such as magnesium, iron, and zinc. In addition, they have a protein content over 13%.
If you want you can turn the flakes into flour using a food processor. Then you just need to replace the amount of wheat flour with oatmeal.
Banana bread with ground almonds or hazelnuts
Ground almonds and hazelnuts are another valuable option to replace flour. Both are packed with good nutrients like unsaturated fatty acids, plant proteins, or magnesium and give your banana bread a tasty note. Replace wheat flour with the same amount of ground almonds or hazelnuts.
FLOURLESS BANANA BREAD
Ingredients:
- 5 ripe bananas
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 150 g ground almonds
- 2 tablespoons defatted pure cocoa powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 50 g chopped almonds
Elaboration:
- Peel the 4 bananas and crush them with a fork. Mix the eggs and oil with the bananas. Add the ground almonds, cocoa, salt and yeast and mix everything very well. Finally add the chopped almonds.
- Pour the dough into a small, greased bread pan. Peel another banana, cut it lengthwise and place the two halves on the dough with the cut surface facing up. Bake in the preheated oven (180°C top/bottom temperature) for about 50 minutes.
