Abby Turns One

Because I love how they make my house smell when I’m baking them, and they’re healthy for my doggies, banana bread muffins (piped with peanut butter) is our staple way to celebrate their birthday.  Abby turned one today.  She even tried to blow out her own candle.     

Recipe adapted from Cookie and Kate.  I make her banana bread all the time, but I make it gluten free.  To make yours GF, instead of using 1 3/4 cups white whole wheat or regular whole wheat flour I substitute these three ingredients together instead:

• 1 cup King Arthur Gluten Free All-Purpose Flour

• 3/4 cup Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Old Fashioned Rolled Oats

• 3/4 teaspoon xanthum gum  

Whisk these together well in a separate bowl and add them in at step 4 when it calls for the flour.

I also LOVE bananas, so I always use three medium bananas instead of two.

The recipe is for banana bread, but when the dogs have birthdays I make muffins instead. The bake time will vary for muffins. Start testing them to see if they’re done at least ten minutes sooner than the recipe calls for. Stick a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, they’re done. If any wet batter shows, continue to bake.
Once they’re out of the oven and completely cooled down, I pipe peanut butter around the edges.