BANANA-COCONUT BREAD

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Banana-Coconut Bread image

Adapted from Dave DeWitt and Mary Jane Wilan's book ' Callaloo, Calypso and Carnival: The Cuisines of Trinidad and Tobago'. This easy-to-make, versatile bread can be served as soon as it is cool enough to slice for sandwiches, as a sweet with coffee, or even as a dessert. It is good just plain, or it can be embellished with cream cheese or butter. It freezes well.

Provided by evelynathens

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 1h15m

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 10

3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter
2 eggs
1 cup mashed banana
1/2 cup shredded coconut
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped pecans (optional) or 1 cup walnuts (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix the sugar, butter and eggs together and then beat the mixture until light and fluffy. Add the mashed bananas and coconut and stir.
  • Sift the flour with the baking powder, salt, and soda. Stir this into the other mixture, string until smooth. Add the nuts if desired and stir again.
  • Pour the batter into a greased 9 by 5 by 3 inch loaf pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 60 to 70 minutes or until the loaf tests done.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2613.4, Fat 90.5, SaturatedFat 57.2, Cholesterol 534.5, Sodium 3015.8, Carbohydrate 417.3, Fiber 14.7, Sugar 198.4, Protein 42.8

There are no comments yet!