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NEXT MAIN MENU PREVIOUS Banana Bread French Toast One of my favorite Facebook pages, Vegan Trader Joe’s, recently blew up with reports around the country of their new banana bread ,so I knew I had to check it out. (I mean, I’m only there about three days a week.) I brought a package home and my boys loved it, which set me to thinking that I should probably welcome the new banana bread into our lives with a inaugural recipe. It is a winner! Crispy on the outside and tender inside, this French toast is quick to make and seems like a lot more effort than it is, especially if you gussy it up with some extras. Just by itself, though, is pretty impressive. You do not have to use Trader Joe’s banana bread: any loaf pan-size banana bread will do. (Pumpkin bread, too!) Chickpea flour and kala namak (black salt) help to add to the egg-y effect of classic French toast, which is not necessary but recommended. You can find chickpea flour in most well-stocked grocery stores (look in the baking section) but I recommend finding black salt at an Indian market if your town has one. You can also purchase online. Also please note that French toast works best with bread that is slightly dried out. It’s a great way to use up bread that’s gone a little stale. If your banana bread is fresh and moist, dry it out in the oven a bit as described in the recipe. If your bread is already a little stale, you can skip this step.   Speaking of great food, check out our e-book, Fun, Festive and Fabulous Vegan Holidays for Everyone: Recipes, Puns, Historic Lore, Tips and More to Help You Celebrate Without Compromise, and I think you will LOVE it. We cover ten celebrations along with more than 70 previously published and brand-spanking-new recipes – all vegan and gluten-free – that are designed for everyone from beginning to more experienced cooks to recreate in their own kitchens with ingredients that are easy to access, helping you to live it up, vegan style. Whether you’re vegan or omnivorous, whether you celebrate certain holidays or not, you will find dozens of really fun, delicious and damn impressive recipes to enjoy year-round, along with puns, historic lore, advice and so much more to keep you interested. So much value-added! Vegan Holidays for Everyone is for everyone who likes to enjoy great food without compromise.   Banana Bread French Toast 16-ounces vegan banana bread 1 cup plain, non-dairy milk ⅓ cup chickpea flour (or preferred flour) 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast ½ tablespoon pure maple syrup 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg Pinch black salt powder or kala namak (optional) 2 tablespoons vegan butter or coconut oil Serving suggestion: plate with pure maple syrup, fresh fruit, powdered sugar, additional vegan butter Preheat your oven to 300 degrees. Slice the banana bread into eight pieces and arrange on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for ten minutes. In a square baking pan, combine the milk and the flour, whisking until smooth. Add the nutritional yeast, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg and black salt, whisking again until everything is combined. Melt the butter or coconut milk on a griddle or a skillet (cast iron is best) over medium heat. Spread the butter around. Dip the bread in the milk mixture, covering both sides and edges, and transfer to the pan. Cook for five minutes. Gently flip and cook five more minutes. If you only have the small surface of a skillet, consider melting one tablespoon of butter between each batch. © 2013-2018, Vegan Street