Banana Bread made with Kamut™ Flour, Sourdough Starter and Sucanat
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What a mouthful! I mean the title.
And yes, the bread too. Banana bread made with freshly ground Kamut™ flour, Sourdough Starter, and Sucanat is DELICIOUS!
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My husband, Mr. Sweet, is raving about this bread. I baked it one weekend morning after he had had his morning coffee. After going on and on about how moist and soft and yummy the Banana Bread turned out, I overheard him praying,
“Lord, please help me remember to warm up some of this Banana Bread tomorrow morning to have with my coffee.”
YEP! It’s THAT good!
In another blog, “Why Kamut™ Sourdough?” I've shared the benefits of using Kamut™ flour. But what is Sucanat and why am I using it? Sucanat is sugar. Yes, that is what I said. Sugar.
If you want to jump ahead to my recipe, click here.
“But Beth,” I hear you say, “You tell us not to eat wheat, dairy, or sugar!” That’s true. But let me qualify that. We need to avoid REFINED wheat, REFINED sugar, and most dairy. Just as I shared the benefits of unrefined flour in my blog “Why Kamut™ Sourdough?” I want to share the benefits of using Sucanat as a sweetener in our recipes.
Sucant is an acronym for Sugar Cane Naturally – SUgar CAne NATurally. Most sugar on the market today has been stripped of its molasses content. Meaning, that most sugar today has no nutritional value as molasses holds the vitamins and minerals in it. Sucant is minimally processed and this means it retains its nutritional value and benefits.
While Sucanat has the same number of calories as table sugar, that part doesn’t bother me. I don’t count calories. I never have and probably never will. I am more interested in the quality of the ingredients our food has. Speaking of the quality of ingredients these are some of the benefits of eating breads with the most natural and freshest ingredients:
In fact, I’ve had some friends with certain health issues who have tried my muffins and bread made from fresh ground wheat and all-natural ingredients and reported back that it didn’t upset their stomachs and didn’t cause elevations in blood sugar.
PLEASE NOTE: Those with certain health conditions who wish to try bread such as this will want to closely monitor the effects of eating bread of this type. It is my personal experience that I feel better eating Kamut Sourdough Bread and this banana bread recipe compared to eating other bread using refined flour and sugar. Not everyone may experience these results. This is not suitable for those with Celiac Disease as it contains gluten.
Please do not ignore the recommendations of your physician.
That’s because bread and desserts made from whole grains and whole sugar and fermented sourdough starter aid the body by supplying enzymes, vitamins, and minerals, as well as pre and pro-biotics.
Try the recipe for yourself!
Recipe by Beth Hovis, Sweet Herbin’ Livin’© 2023
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