Aloha Quick Bread

Submitted by Sweet Diva MJ

"A want-to-try recipe from Quick Cooking."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 50mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 1 loaf

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup banana, mashed ripe (about 2 medium)
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon orange peel, grated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1⁄2 cup nuts, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup crushed pineapple

directions

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
2. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Beat in banana, milk, orange peel and extracts.
4. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture just until moistened.
5. Fold in the coconut, nuts and pineapple.
6. Transfer to a greased 9x 5 x 3 inches loaf pan.
7. Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
8. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.
9. Yield: 1 loaf.

Reviews

[LilPinkieJ]

I knew I'd like this one after reading the ingredients, and I was right. It's very tropical tasting. The quick bread has a nice crumb to it, without being too dense. The only change I made was to add some rum extract. Wow that was a good idea. I would like to use macadamia nuts next time. I will make this again soon! Made and Reviewed as a Recipeextra for ANZ Recipe Swap #25 - Thanks! :)

 

[Dianag 2]

This has become one of my family's favorite quick breads. It's a great recipe. I did two things different than the recipe: I used lemon zest instead of orange, simply because that is what I had on hand. I also added a streusel topping just because my family loves that crunch. The bread probably didn't need the added topping, but it added to our enjoyment. Streusel Topping: 1/2 c. sugar 1/3 c. flour 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1/4 c. butter Combine dry ingredients; rub in butter and pinch together in clumps. Put streusel on top of unbaked bread and bake as usual. If topping gets too brown and bread isn't done, tent with aluminum foil.

 

[Chef on the coast]

This is a very moist quick bread. The kids scarfed it down and we shared some with a couple neighbors. I love pineapple and coconut but felt it was overpowering. Made for the August 2008 Aussie/NZ recipe swap.

 

[aloha808]

This is one of the tastiest Quick Breads I've ever made and it was definitely quick and easy to put together. The texture is perfect! I did make a couple of changes to accommodate the ingredients I already had on hand, and will note them here so I remember for the next time I make this! I doubled the recipe and used 1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour and 3 Cups All-Purpose Flour, used Silk Vanilla Soymilk in place of the Milk, Zest of 1 large Orange (did not measure), 4 medium Bananas (did not measure) and Macadamia Nuts then sprinkled the top of each loaf with Hula-brand Turbinado Raw Washed Sugar. I filled (4) 6-1/2 x 2-1/2 and (12) 2-1/2 x 1-1/2 loaf pans. The larger pans baked for 55 minutes and the 'muffin-pan' with the (12) smaller loaves baked for 18 minutes at 350 degrees. To evenly distribute the batter, I used a measuring cup with 2 cups of batter for each of the larger pans then put the remaining batter into a sandwich-size ziplock bag; snipped off one corner and easily filled the tiny cavities on the other pan. It won't be long before I make this recipe again -- mahalo for posting!

 

[Mom2Rose]

Aussie Swap #18: Excellent, moist quick bread!! I love the bananas, coconut and pineapple together - very tropical!!