1 cup turbinado sugar
1 1/2 cups (about thee medium bananas) mashed*, very ripe bananas
2 tablespoons ground flax meal
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoon hot water
9 ounces (1 2/3 cups) brown rice flour
2 ounces (1/3 cup) potato starch
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
1/2 cup soy-free shortening
*To mash, place bananas in a bowl. Use a fork and mash until smooth with no large pieces of bananas remain (small pieces of bananas are fine).