awesome recipe worth sharing #1: tropical banana bread

This is a recipe my aunt in Maryland shared with me at Christmas a few years ago.  My parents and roommates love it, so I thought I’d share.

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter (softened)
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup coconut cream/milk

2 eggs
1 tsp coconut extract (optional)
1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup mashed bananas
1 cup crushed coconut

Equipment (aside from the usual bowls, rubber spatula/wooden spoon, etc.)

Electric egg beater

Instructions

1. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder in a bowl and set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, combine butter, sugar, and coconut cream/milk.  Beat together until smooth (it’s okay if it’s still a little grainy, too).
3. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract.
4. Mix in mashed bananas and crushed pineapple using a wooden spoon or rubber spatula.
5. Fold in the dry ingredients you set aside aside in step 1.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F in a greased loaf pan for 1 hour (if using a muffin pan, fill baking cups half way and bake for 20 minutes)

Note: Baking times may vary depending on the oven you’re using.  If you’re using a muffin pan to bake these and you’re using a convection oven (that is, an oven that has a fan in it), I’d suggest checking on them after 15 minutes.

Also, if you really want that banana aroma in the bread, add a teaspoon or two of artificial banana extract.

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