Banana Bundt Bread with Muesli Topping

This breakfast treat is nourishing, filling and very versatile; you can make it in a muffin tin if you don't have a mini Bundt pan set (I'll be the first to admit, most people don't!) If you'd like a set of mini bundt pans, I recommend these set of 4 I've had for at least 10 years that are very easy to clean and scratch resistant, but by all means, use a muffin tin if you prefer! If you do want to try for the mini bundt pan (they are perfect for brunches), this set of four is under $14 and perfect for easy gluten-free vegan breakfast recipes like coffee cake, banana bundt bread, pumpkin bread, and so on.

Suggestions: for a very inexpensive option, grind oats in a spice or coffee grinder to make your own flour. A $10 grinder will last you a long time, and making nut flour, any gluten-free grain flour, chia or flax meal, etc. a breeze. It's one of my most used kitchen tools.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup gluten-free oats, ground into flour* or gf oat flour

1/4 cup almonds, ground into flour* or superfine almond flour

1/4 cup gluten-free flour*

1/3 cup coconut palm sugar

1/2 plus 1/8 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1 large banana, mashed (1/2 cup)

1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

2 tablespoons honey or pure maple syrup

1 vegan egg replacement (or 1 egg)

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/3 cup muesli or granola**

Directions:

1.  Spritz pans with oil and preheat oven to 350F.

2.  Whisk dry ingredients together.  *You can use 3/4 cup gluten-free all purpose flour, or all or partial oat or almond flour.  I ground oats and almonds into a flour-like consistency woth a cheap coffee bean grinder, and used 2 TBSP garbanzo bean flour and 2 TBSP brown rice flour, but any combination of gluten-free flours will do except coconut.

3.  Whisk wet ingredients together, and gently fold dry ingredients into the wet.

4.  Spoon muesli or granola into the bottoms of the pan (this will become the top, and you can also make a layer in the center between batter).  Bake for 20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

5.  Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, and depan.

If you don't have a professional quality nut or flour mill, purchase a coffee bean grinder that's less than $15 like the one I use (making your own nut or seed or grain flour is so fast and much cheaper:

*Vegan egg replacement like Bob's Red Mill vegan egg mix will also work.

** I used Seven Sundays Cocoa & Granola Muesli; a gluten-free brand that was sent to me as a holiday gift from the company when I used to collaborate with them!  Any muesli or granola should work great, though I have to say Seven Sundays Muesli is a favorite!