Scottie - been thinking about you and your new "less than satisfactory" digs. Here's something that is guaranteed to right all wrongs and cure all ills! Absolutely unbelievably fabulous gluten-free banana bread! If you like that sort of thing. This is my wife's modification of the recipe on the back of Pamela's GF Pancake Mix. Here's the recipe, with her changes and additions in bold face. The coconut oil is the new favorite, healthy fat, and adds a nice flavor. The chocolate is, well... chocolate!
Slightly Modified Pamela's GF Pancake Mix Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips
1/4 cup melted coconut oil (originally melted butter, or you could use vegetable oil)
2 large beaten eggs
1/4 cup pure maple syrup (originally 1/2 cup sugar or honey)
1tsp vanilla
3 over-ripe medium bananas, mashed (originally 1 cup bananas)
1-3/4 cups Pamela's Pancake mix
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup walnuts (optional)
a "generous" 1/2 cup chocolate chips (we use dark chocolate chips!)
Preheat oven to 350℉. Beat together 1st four ingredients (through vanilla), mash in bananas, fold in Pamela's mix, salt, nuts, and chocolate chips. Oil a loaf pan, (optional: also line the bottom with parchment paper), Pour mix into pan, bake 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean. Turn out and cool on a baking rack before slicing, if you can wait that long…